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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
Estimate
25 000 - 30 000 SEK
2 240 - 2 680 EUR
2 290 - 2 750 USD
Hammer price
42 000 SEK
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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
a "Pipvasen" model "A1208", pewter vase, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1930.
With three spouts, on a round base, stamped with the angel mark, Stockholm D8. Height 14.3 cm.
Slight wear.
Literature
Monica Boman (ed.), "Estrid Ericson: orkidé i vinterlandet", Carlssons 1989, compare six-nozzled variant p. 69.
More information
Model in production from 1929.
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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