Nils Fougstedt
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A pair of Swedish Grace pewter candelabra, Herman Bergman konstgjuteri, Stockholm 1927.
For six candles, relief decoration, stamped HB AB with year mark A8 and marked on the base COMP. NILS FOUGSTEDT, one candelabrum signed Nils Fougstedt. Height 42-43 cm.
Wear and patina, one candelabra with slightly bent arms, resulting in slightly varying heights.
Literature
Catalogue, "Firma Svenskt Tenn", Nordisk Rotogravyr 1931, compare with the similar candelabra model 293 in Firma Svenskt Tenn's range (n.p.).
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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