Barbro Nilsson - Design New York Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Private collection, Sweden
    Phillips, London, "Design," May 12, 2022, lot 85
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Viggo Sten Møller, En bok om Barbro Nilsson, Stockholm, 1977, p. 66 for the design
    Märta Måås-Fjetterström: Märta flyger igen!:90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström 3.10.2009-6.1.2010, exh, cat., Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm, 2009, p. 143 for the design

  • Catalogue Essay

    Phillips would like to thank Angelica Persson from Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB for her assistance in cataloguing the present lot.

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"Gråspättan" rug

designed 1943, executed 1950s
Handwoven wool on a linen warp.
129 1/8 x 81 1/4 in. (328 x 206.5 cm)
Produced by Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB, Båstad, Sweden. Woven with manufacturer’s mark AB MMF and artist’s initials BN.

Estimate
$8,000 - 12,000 

Sold for $16,510

Contact Specialist

Benjamin Green
Associate Specialist, Head of Sale, New York
bgreen@phillips.com
+1 212 940 1267

Design

New York Auction 11 December 2024