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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
564 - 752 EUR
636 - 848 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
NILS FOUGSTEDT, a set of four pewter items, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden ca 1928.
Hand mirror, model no 508, signed NF, length 23 cm, round box, diameter 8 cm, height 4 cm, a vase with motif from the garden of Eden, height 10 cm, a seal stamp with a figure on ball (unmarked), height 13 cm.
Dents and wear.
Designer
Nils Fougstedt was a Swedish sculptor and designer. Brother of Arvid Fougstedt. Together with Estrid Ericson, he established a workshop for the production of pewter objects in Stockholm in 1924, which became the foundation of the company Firma Svenskt Tenn. For the company, he designed many beautiful works. From the 1920s classicism, he transitioned around 1930 to a moderate functionalism with straight, polished surfaces.
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