Pair of Nesting Tables
1930s
Model no. 423.
Painted birch, engraved pewter. Engraved with decorations of subjects from Noah's Ark.
Larger: 49.5 x 53 x 31.1 cm
Smaller: 46 x 47 x 26.4 cm
History:
Tables designed by Nils Fougstedt and Björn Trägårdh, Stockholm 1930. Together with Estrid Ericson, Fougstedt founded the company Svenskt Tenn. Engaging the in the neo-classicist movement in the 1920s, he later turned to functionalism.
Literature:
Catalogue, 'Svenskt Tenn', 1931, p.5.
Magazine, 'Form: Te-och kaffebordet', 1932, p.275.
Ref: 2306006
| H | 49.5cm/19.5" |
| W | 53cm/20.9" |
| D | 31.1cm/12.2" |
H. 49.5cm/19.5"
W. 53cm/20.9"
D. 31.1cm/12.2"