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Anna Petrus

(Sweden, 1886-1949)
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Anna Petrus, a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.
Estimate
4 000 - 5 000 SEK
349 - 436 EUR
365 - 456 USD
Hammer price
7 000 SEK
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Eva Seeman
Stockholm
Eva Seeman
Chief Specialist Modern and Contemporary Decorative art and design
+46 (0)708 92 19 69
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Anna Petrus
(Sweden, 1886-1949)

a pewter lid with a possbly later teak box, Svenskt Tenn Stockholm 1932.

The lid crowned by a seated lion, maker's mark F8, the rectangular box 14 x 9 cm, total height 15,5 cm.

The lid with an engraving 2/3 1940.

Designer

Anna Petrus was a sculptor and designer at the beginning of the 20th Century. After her death, Anna Petrus' work was almost forgotten, but in recent years, it been rediscovered. And now, her sculptures are sought after-objects.


She was born Anna Petersson, the daughter of a medical professor and a countess, and took the surname when she studied at the Academy of Arts. She inherited a small fortune at age 11 when her mother died, which enabled her to educate in London and travel to Italy and France. Anna Petrus had her international breakthrough at the Paris World Fair in 1925, where she displayed pewter and cast iron objects in the Swedish Grace style. At the time, pewter was a material that was considered unfashionable, but its popularity increased with designers like Anna Petrus.


In 1924, she began collaborating with the newly established Firma Svenskt Tenn. The lion became a recurring motif in Anna Petrus' production as sculptures and decorations.

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