Nils Fougstedt
Nils Fougstedt, a pewter and brass wall clock, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1935, model "A 618".
Pewter and brass, round dial with engraved decoration and numerals. Arched pierced crown with bird decoration, stamped Firma Svenskt Tenn I8. Height 40 cm.
Key missing, function not tested.
Literature
Firma Svenskt Tenn's catalogue, Stockholm 1931, model 618.
Erik Wettergren, "The modern decorative arts of Sweden", Malmö Museum 1926, compare similar model ill. p 135.
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Model in production from 1928.
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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