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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
534 - 712 EUR
544 - 726 USD
Hammer price
6 500 SEK
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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
a pewter wall clock, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1935.
Maker's mark I8. Height 40 cm. Two keys enclosed. Key included.
Literature
Firma Svenskt Tenn's catalogue, Stockholm 1931, model 618.
Erik Wettergren, "The modern decorative arts of Sweden", Malmö Museum 1926, compare similar model ill. p 135.
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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