Firma Svenskt Tenn, a pewter vase, model "A 1014", Stockholm 1934.
Pewter, stamped with the angel mark, Stockholm h8. Height 14.5 cm.
Inscription on the base: "På bröllopsdagen från Inga" (On the wedding day from Inga). Wear, small dent to the shoulder"
Svenskt Tenn, catalogue, 1930, Nordisk Rotogravyr, Stockholm 1929, cf. model 1014.
Model in production from 1929.
Svenskt Tenn is an exclusive interior design company grounded year 1924 by Estrid Ericson and Nils Fougstedt. Initially the company primarily created products made of tin, but since the 1930s the company has exculated to creating all kinds of interior items. The architect Josef Frank is arguably the person who is most closely associated to the company. His textiles, frameworks, and furniture are today classified as classics. Svenskt Tenn's products are defined by a somber elegance with a colourful, personal formal language.
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