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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
Estimate
40 000 - 50 000 SEK
3 580 - 4 470 EUR
3 630 - 4 540 USD
Hammer price
35 000 SEK
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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
a pewter top table with engraved scene from Noah's Ark, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden 1920's-30's.
74 x 40 cm, height 60 cm.
The original black lacquered base probably replaced in the 1940's-50's, some small damages and wear.
Provenance
The table was bought circa 1930, thence by descent.
Designer
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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