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Anna Petrus

(Sweden, 1886-1949)
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Anna Petrus, An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 800 - 2 250 EUR
1 900 - 2 380 USD
Hammer price
24 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Eva Seeman
Stockholm
Eva Seeman
Chief Specialist Modern and Contemporary Decorative art and design
+46 (0)708 92 19 69
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Anna Petrus
(Sweden, 1886-1949)

An Anna Petrus Swedish Grace cast iron jardinière, Näfveqvarns Bruk.

Lacquered in black, relief decoration of figures. 130 x 28, height 20 cm.

Rusty inside, paint losses.

More information

This model was shown at the 1925 Paris World Fair.

Designer

Anna Petrus was a sculptor, industrial designer, and artist active in the early 20th century. She was born as Anna Petersson, the daughter of a professor of medicine and a countess, and adopted her surname while studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. She inherited a modest fortune at the age of 11 when her mother passed away, which allowed her to pursue her education in London and travel to Italy and France.

Anna Petrus's major international breakthrough came with the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris in 1925, where she showcased items in pewter and cast iron, in the Swedish Grace style. Pewter was considered an outdated material at the time, but its popularity grew as designers like Petrus recognised its advantages. In 1924, she began a collaboration with the then newly established Firma Svenskt Tenn. The lion became a recurring motif in Anna Petrus's work, both as sculptures and as stylised decorations.

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