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Nils Fougstedt

(Sweden, 1881-1954)
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
712 - 890 EUR
726 - 907 USD
Hammer price
9 000 SEK
Covered by droit de suite

By law, the buyer will pay an artist fee for this work of art. This fee is 5% of the hammer price, or less. For more information about this law:

Sweden: BUS
Finland: Kuvasto

Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Camilla Behrer
Stockholm
Camilla Behrer
Head of Design/ Specialist Modern & Contemporary Decorative Art & Design
+46 (0)708 92 19 77
Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)

a pewter and brass centerpiece, model "A 294", Firma Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm, 1931.

Round tray, brass rim, centrally featuring a Diana figure, stamped with the angel mark, Stockholm E8. Diameter 36 cm, height ca. 22 cm.

Repair at the figure's joint to the base, wear.

Literature

Catalogue, "Firma Svenskt Tenn", Nordisk Rotogravyr 1931, model illustrated (n.p.).

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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