Scandinavian Design 
30 November 2017
Scandinavian Design 
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Märta Måås-Fjetterström

Munka Ljungby flatweave carpet

Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB
Sweden, 1933 / executed after 1941
hand-woven wool 113 w × 160 l in (287 × 406 cm)
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $12,500
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Woven signature to edge: [AB MMF].
literature: Märta Måås-Fjetterström: Märta flyger igen! 90 år med Märta Måås-Fjetterström, exhibition catalog, pg. 121 illustrates related design

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Märta Måås-Fjetterström 1873–1941

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For nearly a century the Märta Måås-Fjetterström workshop has been producing carpets, textiles and weavings of the highest quality and craftsmanship. The company was formed in 1919 by Märta Måås-Fjetterström, an innovative and influential artist who revived declining weaving techniques and introduced the exploration of texture in her carpet designs. During her lifetime, Måås-Fjetterström created more the 700 original patterns blending folk and traditional handicrafts with Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles.

When Måås-Fjetterström passed away in 1941, the renowned textile artist Barbro Nilsson became the workshop’s director. Nilsson, along with Ann-Mari Forsberg, Marianne Richter, Kaisa Melanton and other designers, continued in Märta Måås-Fjetterström’s footsteps creating innovative and colorful hand-woven masterpieces.

Auction Results Märta Måås-Fjetterström

Märta Måås-Fjetterström

Natt och Dag carpet

estimate: $20,000–30,000

result: $50,000

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Blå Plump flatweave carpet

6' × 8'10" (183 × 269 cm)

estimate: $20,000–30,000

result: $47,500

Märta Måås-Fjetterström

Natt och Dag carpet

estimate: $10,000–15,000

result: $31,250

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Parkettmattan flatweave carpet

estimate: $30,000–50,000

result: $27,500

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