Pair of Nesting Tables

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.