A Carl Malmsten mahogany partner's desk, Åtvidaberg, Sweden circa 1934.
Stylized flower inlays in different kinds of wood, ca 150 x 150 cm, height 77 cm.
Some slight wear, key is missing.
25 000 - 30 000 SEK
2 572 - 3 086 EUR
Sparbanken (Swedbank), Örebro, the desk was made for the conference room, ca 1934.
The bank office on Drottninggatan 18 in Örebro was designed by Ivar Tengbom and built in 1934. Carl Malmsten was hired as a designer for the most important high quality furniture pieces, produced by Åtvidaberg while Bodafors was commissioned by the main part of office interior.
The remains of the interior will be auctioned at Modern & Nordic Design, the spring 2017