Firma Svenskt Tenn
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a glass box with pewter lid, Stockholm 1930s.
The pewter top with an engraved monogram EE. Height 5.8 cm, diameter 10.3 cm.
Minor wear.
Literature
Åke H. Huldt (ed.), "Konsthantverk och hemslöjd I Sverige 1930-1940", Almqvist & Wiksell 1941, model illustrated as part of a toiletry set dated 1934, p. 243.
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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