Nils Fougstedt
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& Estrid Ericson, a pewter lidded bowl with an onyx finial, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1936.
Maker's mark, Stockholm k8, height 15 cm, diameter 24 cm.
The onyx finial with crack.
Provenance
Hildur Hansson (1912-1999).
Hildur Hansson was born in Southern Sweden. Eventually she was married to Erik Hansson (b. 1906) but unfortunately she was widowed when Erik died in the Finnish Winter war 1930-1940. Hildur was left with their only child, Ingemar. Hildur Hansson had early on become good friends with Estrid Ericson (1894-1981), founder of Svenskt Tenn, and hence started to collect objects from Svenskt Tenn. An interest that continued over the years and their home was filled with some very special pieces of pewter as well as furniture from Svenskt Tenn. When Ingemar Hansson grew up he continued to cultivate the interest for items from Svenskt Tenn he had inherited from his mother. The collection comprises lots nr 329-377
Literature
Firma Svenskt Tenn, catalogue 1930, compare model 11 with a finial in the shape of a dolphin. Probably Estrid Ericson came with the idea for a new finial as this in 1936.
More information
The model was designed by Nils Fougstedt in 1924. The model has been executed with different types of finials.
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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