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Märta Måås-Fjetterström

(Sweden, 1873-1941)
Estimate
80 000 - 100 000 SEK
7 600 - 9 500 EUR
7 980 - 9 980 USD
Hammer price
120 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Christopher Stålhandske
Stockholm
Christopher Stålhandske
Head Specialist Carpets, textiles and Islamic works of art
+46 (0)708 19 12 58
Märta Måås-Fjetterström
(Sweden, 1873-1941)

a carpet, "Hästhagen", knotted pile, ca 318 x 218 cm, signed MMF.

Designed in 1923, woven before 1942.

Some wear. The ends have minor repairs.

Provenance

According to information ordered in 1928.

Literature

Compare with Lundgren, Tyra: Märta Måås-Fjetterström och väv-verkstaden i Båstad, Stockholm 1968, colour plate opposite page 33; Millesgårdens utställningskatalog nr 20: Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Stockholm 1989, No. 9, colour plate page 16; Persson, Angelica: Se på mattorna - det är jag, 100 år av textil konst - sedan 1919, Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Båstad/Mölndal 2019, colour plate page 71; Skrifter från Kungl. Husgerådskammare 20, Nisser-Dalman, Margareta, Stockholm 2019, No. 50, page 60; Angelica Persson, Ehrling Braghfors, Ulrik Swedrup: Se på mattorna - det är jag, 100 år av textil konst - sedan 1919, Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Båstad/Mölndal 2019, colour plate page 71.

More information

"Hästhagen" was designed for the Gothenburg exhibition in 1923 and is considered one of Märta Måås-Fjetterström's central works. A carpet was made for th Crown prince and princess, Olaf and Märta, of Norway.