a lidded pewter box model "A 1415", Firma Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm, 1935.
Finial in blackened wood, stamped with the angel mark and year mark I8. Diameter 9 cm, height 4.5 cm.
Minor wear.
Designed in 1930.
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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