Firma Svenskt Tenn
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a rare camphor veneered table, Sweden early 1930s.
Of rectangular shape, marked with metal tag SVENSKT TENN STOCKHOLM. Length 80 cm, width 65 cm, height 73 cm.
Wear, scratches and marks.
Provenance
Professor Bengt Häger (1916-2011), Stockholm.
Thence by descent to the current owner.
Häger was a prominent dance critic and writer. He served as the chairman of Dansfrämjandet (the Dance Promotion Association) from 1944 to 1964 and was the museum director for Les Archives internationales de la Danse in Paris in the late 1940s, founded by close friend Rolf de Maré. Together with de Maré, he founded Dansmuseet (the Dance Museum) in Stockholm and was its curator from 1953 to 1989. He also presided over the dance section within UNESCO from 1977 to 1988. Häger was awarded the honorary title of professor in 1985.
More information
Likely designed by Uno Åhrén or Björn Trägårdh. The metal tag was used for a short period, ca. 1930-34.
Designer
Svenskt Tenn is an exclusive interior design company grounded year 1924 by Estrid Ericson and Nils Fougstedt. Initially the company primarily created products made of tin, but since the 1930s the company has exculated to creating all kinds of interior items. The architect Josef Frank is arguably the person who is most closely associated to the company. His textiles, frameworks, and furniture are today classified as classics. Svenskt Tenn's products are defined by a somber elegance with a colourful, personal formal language.
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