a pair of pewter candelabra model "1046", Firma Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1929.
Base plate in brass, two candle holders, stamped with the angel mark and the year stamp C8. Height 14.5 cm.
Minor wear.
Catalogue, "Firma Svenskt Tenn", Nordisk Rotogravyr 1931, model illustrated (n.p.).
Designed in 1929.
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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