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Atelier Borgila

(Sweden)
Estimate
10 000 - 12 000 SEK
884 - 1 060 EUR
905 - 1 090 USD
Hammer price
8 000 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
Atelier Borgila
(Sweden)

a sterling silver bowl with handles, Stockholm 1930, designed by Erik Fleming.

Engraved along the rim: ALLMÄNNA SVENSKA TRÄDGÅRDSUTSTÄLLNINGEN I STOCKHOLM 1930 STOCKHOLMS GARTNERSÄLLSKAPS HEDERSPRIS. Length ca 38 cm, weight ca 1300 g.

Provenance

This bowl was designed to be the honorary prize in a gardening exhibition in Stockholm 1930.

Literature

Nils G Wollin, "Nutida Svensk Konstslöjd i Bild", Natur och Kultur, Stockholm, 1931, ill. p 92.

Designer

Atelier Borgila was founded by Erik Fleming in 1921. The firm quickly established a solid clientele, and its work was characterized by high quality combined with a stylish elegance. The firm was taken over in 1959 by his son Lars Fleming, who successfully continued the workshop and company until 2005 when the firm was sold to the silversmith Henrik Ingemansson

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