Erik Fleming (silversmith)

Erik Herman Fleming (April 26, 1894 – November 14, 1954) was a Swedish metalsmith, baron, teacher, and designer.^[1]^[2] He was one of the foremost Swedish silversmiths of his time, and worked as a Swedish court artisan.^[1]^[3]

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Erik Fleming
Born	Erik Herman Fleming (1894-04-26)April 26, 1894 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	November 14, 1954(1954-11-14) (aged 60) Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation(s)	Baron, teacher, designer, silversmith, goldsmith
Children	Lars Fleming [sv]
Awards	Prince Eugen Medal (1947)

Life and career

Erik Herman Fleming was born on April 26, 1894, in Stockholm, to parents Sigrid Wilhelmina Amalia Söderhielm and Oscar Herman August Fleming.^[1]

He attended the Althin's School of Painting [sv] in Stockholm from 1914 to 1915; and continued his studies in engineering at the Technische Universität Berlin from 1915 to 1917; and architecture at the University of Munich from 1917 to 1918.^[1] He learned silversmithing as a hobby initially, and enjoyed it enough to pursued further study under Anna Möcklin (who had worked for C. G. Hallberg and K. Andersson).^[1]

In 1921, Fleming founded Atelier Borgila [sv], a silver workshop and royal court supplier in Stockholm.^[1] C. F. Larsson was hired as the lead foreman for Atelier Borgila.^[1] Additionally Fleming taught metal arts at Konstfack in Stockholm, where he became head teacher of metal arts from 1947 until his death in 1954.^[1]^[3]

He was the father of the silversmith Lars Fleming [sv] (1928–2025).^[4]

Fleming's work is in the museum collection at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden.^[5]

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Erik Fleming (silversmith)

Life and career

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