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303(1391573)
Barbro Nilsson(Sweden, 1899-1983)
a carpet, "Salerno grå", ("Kristianstad"), flat weave, ca 322,5 x 205,5 cm, signed AB MMF BN
Hammer price
210 000SEK
Estimate
150 000 - 175 000 SEK

A carpet, "Salerno grå", ("Kristianstad"), flat weave, ca 322,5 x 205,5 cm, signed AB MMF BN

(AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson). Designed in 1948.

Little wear, insignificant repairs. All of the fringes are missing.

Literature

Compare with Yashar, Nazanin, Nilufar Tappeti Antichi: Tappeti Svedesi e Mobili Scandinavi Anni 1920-1960, Milano 1998, colour plate page 39; Liljevalchs konsthalls katalog: Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Märta flyger igen, 90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Värnamo 2009, colour plate page 151.

More information

The pattern "Salerno" was designed for the chapel in Salerno, Italy.

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Christopher Stålhandske
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Christopher Stålhandske
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