a lidded pewter jar decorated with the garden of Eden, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930.
Cylindrical, the finial shaped by the snake biting its tail, stamped with maker's mark D8.
Minor wear.
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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