Anna Petrus Decorative Objects

A beautiful solid pewter bowl with snake head handles and decor of a female face. Designed by Anna Petrus for Firma Svenskt Tenn. (celebrates 100 years 2024). With hallmarks and year...

Three striking reliefs by Anna Petrus, made from cast iron. One with an ibex, two with a beautiful motif of grapes on a vine. Anna Petrus was a Swedish sculptor, industrial designer...

Striking relief by Anna Petrus, made from cast iron. Beautiful motif of an ibex on its hind legs among greenery. Anna Petrus was a Swedish sculptor, industrial designer and dancer w...

Two striking reliefs by Anna Petrus, made from cast iron. Beautiful motifs of an ibex on one of them and grapes on the other, great attention to detail. Anna Petrus was a Swedish sc...

Striking relief by Anna Petrus, made from cast iron. Beautiful, energetic motif of a lion with a flowing mane on its back paws, great attention to detail. Anna Petrus was a Swedish ...

A beautiful solid pewter bowl with lion paws, decor of flowers and leafs. Designed by Anna Petrus for Firma Svenskt Tenn (celebrates 100 years 2024). This bowl shows Petrus elegant...

Anna Petrus designed cigarr box for Firma Svenskt Tenn 1928. Model 462. Anna Petrus was a sculptor and designer at the beginning of the 20th Century. After her death, Anna Petrus' work was almost forgotten, but in recent years, it been rediscovered. And now, her sculptures are sought after-objects. She was born Anna Petersson, the daughter of a medical professor and a countess, and took the surname when she studied at the Academy of Arts. She inherited a small fortune at age 11 when her mother died, which enabled her to educate in London and travel to Italy and France. Anna Petrus had her international breakthrough at the Paris World Fair in 1925, where she displayed pewter and cast iron objects...

Beautiful “Janus” vase by Anna Petrus, made from pewter. The design, which is from 1927, depicts the Roman god Janus and his two faces, one looking into the...

A Svenskt Tenn pewter vase Janus /Janushuvud by Anna Petrus, Sweden. Designed in 1927 by Anna Petrus, manufactured in 1984. This version is fro...

Bowl attributed to Anna Petrus for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden. Pewter. Dimensions: H: 11 cm/ 4 1/4'' D: 21 cm/ 8 1/4''

Pewter inkwell by Anna Petrus, designed in the period 1925-1927. Adorned with the expressive lion that is one of Petrus’ signature designs. Loose glass insets in the indentures made ...

Pair of stunning pewter candlesticks by Anna Petrus, designed in the period 1925-1927. The candleholders sit on the heads of Petrus’ signature lions with expressive faces and flutes in their paws. The wide bases are decorated with a classic meander pattern. Anna Petrus was a Swedish sculptor, industrial designer and dancer with a unique, powerful artistic expression, renowned for her designs for Svenskt Tenn. She came from a wealthy family in Uppsala and got her education at Chelsea School of Art in London, Althins målarskola and Kungliga Konsthögskolan (Royal Institute of Art) in Stockholm. Following her studies she worked with materials such as granite, marble and iron, inspired by by Greek mythology in her creations. She developed a distinct style, where women from the myths were rendered strong and assertive rather than passive and weak. She was part of a group of female artists, among them Siri Derkert, who fought for space in the conservative and male dominated art world. She debuted with a set of linoleum prints at the Baltic Exhibition in Malmö in 1914 and again in Stockholm in 1916 with sculptures with her characteristic expression. In 1920 a fire in her studio destroyed most of her works, and became a turning point in her artistic career. Recuperating from the blow, she travelled to Italy and North Africa, looking for new inspiration. When she returned to Stockholm, she started working with pewter, a material that at the time was looked upon as an old-fashioned and base material. She made trays and table tops inspired by North African smoking tables, and soon started collaborating with the influential architect Uno Åhrén around the designs. Anna Petrus was one of the earliest and most prominent revivers of using pewter...