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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
780 - 975 EUR
906 - 1 130 USD
Hammer price
20 000 SEK
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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
A pewter table lamp model "698", Firma Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1928.
Fluted stem, black textile shade, stamped with the angel mark and year stamp B8. Height including shade 30 cm.
Minor wear, rewired and later shade.
Literature
Catalogue, "Firma Svenskt Tenn", Nordisk Rotogravyr 1931, model illustrated (n.p.).
More information
Designed in 1928.
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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