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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
388 - 581 EUR
443 - 665 USD
Hammer price
2 600 SEK
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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
A pewter box, Stockholm 1928, model 595.
Finial in the shape of a seated female figure, maker's mark Stockholm B8, height 14 cm, diameter 8.5 cm.
Some wear.
Literature
Firma Svenskt Tenn, catalogue 1930, Nordisk Rotogravyr, Stockholm 1929, compare model 595 with another finial.
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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