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Nils Fougstedt

(Sweden, 1881-1954)
Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
357 - 536 EUR
363 - 544 USD
Hammer price
2 600 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Camilla Behrer
Stockholm
Camilla Behrer
Head of Design/ Specialist Modern & Contemporary Decorative Art & Design
+46 (0)708 92 19 77
Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)

a pewter box, Stockholm 1928, model 595.

Finial in the shape of a seated female figure, maker's mark Stockholm B8, height 14 cm, diameter 8.5 cm.

Some wear.

Literature

Firma Svenskt Tenn, catalogue 1930, Nordisk Rotogravyr, Stockholm 1929, compare model 595 with another finial.

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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