Astrid Aagesen, Trays 2 pcs pewter, Helsingborg 1931 and 1933
The larger tray is marked "TIN G8 AAGESEN HÄLSINGBORG" with engraving on the top side, length 42 cm, the smaller tray is marked "TIN E8 AAGESEN HÄLSINGBORG", length 36 cm.
Usage wear. Scratches. Marks. Engraving. The smaller tray with two cracks at each handle. Somewhat uneven shape.
Astrid Marie-Frederike Aagesen was a Danish-Swedish designer. Aagesen studied at the Kunstindustriskolen for Kvinder and the Teknisk Skole in Copenhagen. She had her workshop in Helsingborg between 1920 and 1937, where she worked with objects in pewter and silver, occasionally also in copper. Among her collaborators were the artists Hugo Gehlin, Ivar Johnson, and Gösta Adrian-Nilsson. Several of her works were exhibited at the Jubilee Exhibition in Gothenburg in 1923 and the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930.
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