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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
Estimate
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
1 120 - 1 400 EUR
1 280 - 1 590 USD
Hammer price
17 000 SEK
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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
A Swedish Grace pewter and brass mirror model "137 a", Firma Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1927.
Tympanum with stylised figure scene, stamped with the angel mark and year stamp A8. 66 x 40 cm.
Wear, one decorative element repaired.
Literature
Catalogue, "Firma Svenskt Tenn", Nordisk Rotogravyr 1931, model illustrated (n.p.).
More information
Designed in 1925.
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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