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Nils Fougstedt(Sweden, 1881-1954)
a rare pewter and brass vase model A 903, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm, 1929.
Hammer price
42 000SEK
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK

A rare pewter and brass vase model A 903, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm, 1929.

Decorative bands of brass, spherical body with upturned handles, trumpet-shaped mouth, stamped with the angel mark and year stamp C8. Height 25.5 cm.

Gift inscription to underside, minor wear and scratches.

Provenance
Exhibitions

The model was on display at the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930.

Literature

Catalogue, "Firma Svenskt Tenn", Nordisk Rotogravyr 1931, model illustrated (n.p.).
Hedvig Hedqvist, Rikard Jacobson & Jan von Gerber, "Modernt Svenskt Tenn", Atlantis 2004, p. 73.

More information

An example of this design is held in the collection of Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. The model was produced from 1929.

More about Nils Fougstedt

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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Eva Seeman
Stockholm
Eva Seeman
Chief Specialist Modern and Contemporary Decorative art and design
+46 (0)708 92 19 69
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