Estrid Ericson
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a pewter dish, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1948.
After a Dutch Baroque model of faience, stamped with the angel mark, Stockholm X8. Diameter 29.5 cm, height 4 cm.
Literature
Anita L. du Rietz, "Skönhet till vardags - Estrid Ericson och Svenskt Tenn", Lorensvik Förlag 2018, p. 32, compare a similar model of "fruit dish" that was exhibited at the World Fair in Paris 1925.
Hedvig Hedqvist, "Estrid Ericson - en biografi", Norstedts 2023, see the model illustrated among the earliest products from Svenskt Tenn, p. 52.
Designer
Interior architect and designer Estrid Ericson founded, together with Nils Fougstedt, the company Firma Svenskt Tenn in 1924. Initially, they designed innovative pewter objects and employed designers such as Björn Trägårdh, Uno Åhrén, Anna Petrus, and Tyra Lundgren. In 1927, Svenskt Tenn moved to Strandvägen in Stockholm, expanding its business to homewares, furniture, and textiles. During the first years, Åhrén and Trägårdh designed the furniture at Firma Svenskt Tenn. Still, this era ended when Estrid began her successful collaboration with Austrian architect Josef Frank in the early 1930s. Estrid Ericson had a unique position within interior design and drew inspiration from her many trips abroad.
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