a rare pair of pewter candlesticks and an inkstand, Herman Bergman konstgjuteri, Stockholm 1927-29.
Inkwell in the shape of Jonah and the whale on an oval base with a ribbed edge, glass insert, candlesticks in the shape of fish, oval base, stamped HB AB with year marks A8 and C8 respectively. Inkwell length 16 cm, height 11.5 cm, candlesticks height 13 cm.
Wear, patina.
Anders Börje, nephew of the artist Gideon Börje (1891-1965).
The models were displayed in villa 42 at the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930 in an exclusive interior designed by Nordiska Kompaniet's chief architect Axel Einar Hjorth.
The plaster models can be found in the collections of Millesgården.