a cast iron mascaron in the shape of a lion's head, Näfveqvarns bruk, ca 1927, Swedish Grace.
29 x 27 cm, depth ca 9.5 cm.
Damages.
Reportedly from a building on the island Väddö in the Stockholm archipelago. Thence by descent within the family before it was recently acquired by the present owner.
S. Artur Svensson, Gösta Lilja and others (ed), 'Svenskt Konstnärslexikon', Allhems Förlag, Malmö 1961, vol IV, p 410.
H. Kjellin, "Skulptrisen Anna Petrus och hennes "Vindarnas brunn", Sydsvenska Dagbladet 22 januari 1928.
Marie Rehnberg, 'Anna Petrus - Skulptör och industrikonstnär', Bokförlaget Signum, 2009, see the illustration from the Woodland Cemetary, p 90.
Christian Björk, 'Näfveqvarns bruk - konstnärer och arkitekter till industrin', Orosdi-Back 2013, compare with the details on the watering container designed by Gunnar Asplund on the Woodland Cemetary 'Tallum' p 115.