a pewter top tea table model "A 423", Stockholm, 1930s.
Polished black birch base. Length 66 cm, depth 34.5 cm, height 56 cm.
Wear, retouched paint.
Folke Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (1895-1948), two pewter top tables listed in his estate inventory in 1949.
Bukowski Auktioner, Moderna Höstauktionen, 2006, cat. no. 1259.
Catalogue, "Firma Svenskt Tenn", Nordisk Rotogravyr 1931, engraved variant illustrated (n.p.).
Designed in 1927 as part of a nesting table, often found with engraved decoration by Nils Fougstedt. The design of the table has likely drawn inspiration from traditional Asian furniture.