Nils Fougstedt
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a pewter framed wall mirror, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1925.
The frieze with relief decoration, stamped with maker's mark and Y7. 50 x 40,5 cm.
The mirror glass slightly tarnished.
Literature
Gregor Paulsson (ed), Svenska Slöjdföreningens tidskrift, FORM, 1925, häfte 1, see the model illustrated p 18.
Anita L. du Rietz, "Skönhet till vardags, Estrid Ericson och Svenskt Tenn", Lorensvik Förlag 2018, compare the model illustrated from Smålandsgatan 40, p 18.
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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