A matched pair of pewter and brass wall sconces, model A 60, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1929 and 1932.
Stämplade med änglamärket Stockholm C8 och F8. Höjd 23 cm, bredd 12,3 cm.
Minor dents, wear.
Catalogue, "Firma Svenskt Tenn", Nordisk Rotogravyr 1931, model illustrated (n.p.).
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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