"Frisco" side table by Folke Ohlsson for Tingströms

Teak side table with raised-edge top, "Frisco" model by Folke Ohlsson for Tingströms, Sweden, 1960s. Original marks. Folke Ohlsson, born in Malmö, founded the American branch of DUX in the United States and played a decisive role in bringing modern Swedish furniture overseas. The teak "Frisco" table has a top with raised, curved short sides, turned legs joined to the apron and low stretchers. Beneath the top it retains the Tingströms and DUX "Imported Original" stamps and the label recalling the gold medal at the 1960 California State Fair. The lower rattan shelf is no longer present. Good condition. It may show signs of age and use. Please pay close attention to the photographs. AG398