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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 790 - 2 230 EUR
1 810 - 2 260 USD
Hammer price
26 000 SEK
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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
probably, pewter mirror, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1932.
The top dekorated with elephants. Maker's mark, 90 x 50,5 cm.
The top with split by the joint, wear.
Exhibitions
The model was shown at an exhibition at Liljevalchs, Stockholm in 1925.
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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