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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
Estimate
3 000 - 4 000 SEK
268 - 358 EUR
275 - 366 USD
Hammer price
2 200 SEK
Covered by droit de suite
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Nils Fougstedt
(Sweden, 1881-1954)
Leda and the Swan.
Signed Nils Fougstedt daterad 1917 and numbered 3. Brown patinated bronze. Height 11 cm.
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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