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Nils Fougstedt

(Sweden, 1881-1954)
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 770 - 2 210 EUR
1 820 - 2 280 USD
Hammer price
17 000 SEK
Purchasing info
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Eva Seeman
Stockholm
Eva Seeman
Chief Specialist Modern and Contemporary Decorative art and design
+46 (0)708 92 19 69
Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)

probably, a pair of pewter and brass framed wall sconces, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1925.

The top crowned with an elephant, two candleholders, stamped with maker's marks and Y7. 43 x 28 cm.

The mirrorglass slightly tarnished.

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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