The credenza in the back of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van groaned as Lars Balderskilde drove through the woodlands near Vejle, a city on a fjord about two and a half hours from Copenhagen.
It was late January, and after passing a lake filled with swans, Mr. Balderskilde stopped at a house where he picked up an old bar cabinet that he paid for in cash.
Then came stops at other homes to collect nesting tables and a mirror.
“It’s always emotional, but you have to let go,” Ms. Toft said to Mr. Balderskilde, who had come to look at various pieces in the house.
Ms. Kock showed him a tiny clay bird that she had made as a girl.
Persons:
van groaned, Lars Balderskilde, Balderskilde, Nina Toft, Grethe Kock, “ It’s, ” Ms, Toft, Kock, “, ”
Organizations:
Mercedes, Benz, van
Locations:
Vejle, Copenhagen