A pewter and brass table lamp model A 691, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1928.
Round foot with vertical flutes in brass, the stem is pewter plated brass, stamped with the angel mark B8. Height 38 cm excluding the fitting, diameter of the base 19 cm.
Normal wear, a finial above the shade is missing.
Catalogue, "Firma Svenskt Tenn", Nordisk Rotogravyr 1931, model illustrated (n.p.).
Designed ca. 1928–29. Fougstedt also designed a table mirror with the same type of base.
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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