Nils Fougstedt
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A Nils Fougstedt engraved pewter top table, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1926.
The top signed Nils Fougstedt and stamped with maker's mark Z7, wooden, neoclassical base. Diameter 86 cm, height 69,5 cm.
The table is executed during the first business period of Svenskt Tenn when Estrid Ericson's closest partner was Nils Fougstedt. This was before the cooperation with the two modernists Björn Trädgårdh and Uno Åhrén began.
The base is probably executed at Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors. The same furniture manufacturer also made the black lacquered furniture designed by Åhrén and Trägårdh.
Scratches and small damages.
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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