Herman Bergman Decorative Objects

Beautiful round pewter box from Herman Bergman, adorned with a round brass button on top. Beautiful execution. The images depicted are from the Bassai (sometimes spelt Bassae) Frieze, which was originally a part of the Temple of Apollo...

Beautiful pewter box from Herman Bergman, adorned with a strict pewter rectangle on top. Beautiful execution. The images depicted are from the Bassai (sometimes spelt Bassae) Frieze, which was originally a part of the Temple of Apollo...

Pewter jar with brass knob. Designed by Herman Bergman, who was the founder of Herman Bergman’s Fine Art Foundry, purveyor to the Royal Court. Beautiful execution. The images depicted are from the Bassai (sometimes spelled Bassae) Frieze, which was originally a part of the Temple of Apollo...

A beautiful pair of 1930s Swedish mirrored candle wall sconces with mirrors by the esteemed foundry Herman Bergman Konstgjuteri AB, Stockho...

Beautiful pewter box from Herman Bergman, adorned with a strict pewter rectangle on top. Beautiful execution. The images depicted are from the Bassai (sometimes spelled Bassae) Frieze, which was originally a part of the Temple of Apollo...

Jar in pewter and brass, with figurative motif. Made by Herman Bergman Konstguteri, Stockholm, 1940 (08).

Box in pewter and brass by Herman Bergman Konstgjuteri, Stockholm 1940 (O8). Figurative motifs. Wood insert.

A very fine and large bronze sculpture copy of a fantasy Viking animal head sculpture. Commissioned and made circa 1911. Scale 1:1. The original famous scu...

Beautiful pewter jar from Herman Bergman, with ball fett and a small round knob on the lid. Decorative, contrasting, horizontal brass stripes.

Pewter jar with brass knob. Designed by Herman Bergman, who was the founder of Herman Bergman’s Fine Art Foundry, purveyor to the Royal Court. A dramatic scene with centaurs, a warri...

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...