a rare wall mirror model "A 132", Firma Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm, 1920s.
Pewter and brass, relief decoration. 44.5 x 30 cm.
Wear, the glass in places somewhat tarnished.
Designed in 1924.
Bukowskis would like to thank Curator Per Ahldén and the Svenskt Tenn archives for this information.
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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