Josef Frank & Nils Fougstedt, a mahogany and pewter coffee table, Svenskt Tenn, contemporary production, ed 9/10.
Pewter top, engraved by Michiko with a motif over Stockholm. Contemporary production of Josef Frank's table, designed in 1938 with Fougstedt's pattern, glass top. The base with mark and metal plaques, the top engraved "Nils Fougstedt Gravör Michiko 9/10". Diameter 90 cm, height 50 cm.
The general impression is very good with a few marks to the top edges.
Josef Frank was born in Austria and studied architecture in Vienna. As an architect, he worked with private home areas, villas and apartment buildings. In 1925 he started his own interior design firm Haus und Garten together with two architect colleagues. In connection with the advance of the Nazis, he emigrated to Sweden and was employed in 1934 at Svenskt Tenn. After the outbreak of World War II, Josef Frank, who came from a Jewish family, was forced into exile in New York. At Svenskt Tenn, he made an impact on the product range for four decades; especially when it comes to furniture and fabric prints.
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