Nils Fougstedt, a pair of pewter and brass wall sconces, model "A 146", Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1927.
Stamped with the angel mark, Stockholm A8. Height 27.5 cm.
Wear, scratches.
Svenskt Tenn, 1930 catalogue, Nordisk Rotogravyr, Stockholm 1929, see the model depicted, no. 146.
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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