A pair of cast iron water spouts, Näfveqvarns bruk, Swedish Grace.
In the form of a reclining lion. L 30, W 17, H 22 cm.
Wear and weathered patina.
Johan Fredrik (1891-1979) & Märta Beijer (1896-1997), Stockholm.
Bukowski Auktioner, Lilla Bukowskis S100, December 1998, cat. no. 638.
Acquired by the present owner family at the above sale.
Gösta Lilja, Bror Olsson & S. Arthur Svensson (eds.), "Svenskt Konstnärslexikon vol IV", 1961, the figures mentioned p. 410.
Marie Rehnberg, "Anna Petrus Skulptör och industrikonstnär", Arena 2009, see the water basin illustrated p. 90.
During the work on Stockholm's Skogskyrkogården (The Woodland Cemetery), architects Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz had several artists join the project for the decoration. For Asplund's water basin, Anna Petrus designed a lion mask and a water spout shaped like a lion in her characteristic style.