A pewter tray, model A 198, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1928.
Round with a rim in brass, plume-shaped handles. Stamped with the angel mark and year mark B8. Diameter 35.3 cm, width with handles 44.5 cm.
Normal wear and tear.
An oval variant of this model was exhibited at the Bygge & Bo exhibition at Liljevalchs, Stockholm in 1925.
Catalogue, "Firma Svenskt Tenn", Nordisk Rotogravyr 1931, model illustrated (n.p.).
The model in production from 1925.
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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