Nils Fougstedt, a pewter box, model 566, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm, Sweden 1928.
Maker's mark B8, height ca 16 cm, diameter 13 cm.
Wear, stains to interior. Engraved inscription to the body dated 1931.
The box was designed by Nils Fougstedt in 1928. The finial was probably also designed by Nils Fougstedt.
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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