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Lot 100: 'Josephina lättblå' (light blue) rug, for a private commission by the engineer Lennart Holst, Sundbyberg,designed 1955, executed 1964

Est: $25,000 USD - $35,000 USD
PhillipsLondon, United KingdomSeptember 24, 2014

Item Overview

Description

Handwoven wool on a linen warp. 300 x 203.2 cm (118 1/8 x 80 in.) Produced by Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB, Båstad, Sweden, woven by Inger Johansson and Merete Schoppe. Woven with manufacturer’s markAB MMFand artist’s initialsMR.

Dimensions

300 x 203.2 cm (118 1/8 x 80 in.)

Artist or Maker

Medium

Handwoven wool on a linen warp.

Literature

Tyra Carolina Lundgren, Märta Måås-Fjetterström och väv-verkstaden i Båstad, Stockholm, 1968, fig. 67

Provenance

Private commission, Lennart Holst, Sundbyberg Thence by descent

Auction Details

Nordic Design

by
Phillips
September 24, 2014, 06:00 PM UTC

9 Howick Place, London, SW1, UK