Nils Fougstedt
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a pewter vase, model nr 946, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1929. This year 1929, was when this model was first produced.
In the shape of a floral stem, stamped with maker's marks C8. Height 21.5 cm.
Some wear.
Literature
Svenska Slöjdföreningens' Yearbook 1929, the model depicted on p 70 as designed by Fougstedt.
Firma Svenskt Tenn, 'Katalog Stockholm 1931', this model pictured as a candlestick with model nr 946.
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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