a pewter and brass jar model "A 608”, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1929.
Relief decoration with motifs of Adam and Eve with the Ark's animals, stamped with the angel mark and the year stamp C8. Height 18 cm.
Minor wear.
Catalogue, "Firma Svenskt Tenn", Nordisk Rotogravyr 1931, model illustrated (n.p.).
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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