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"Music under the Sea, " Spectacular Art Deco Punchbowl/Centerpiece w/ Mermaids
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A spectacular example of Scandinavian Art Deco design, this punchbowl with geometric handles and figures of mermaids applied in gold over a jade-green ground is a very early example of Wilhelm Kåge's Argenta line of porcelain pieces for the Gustavsberg company in Sweden. Each side of the punchbowl depicts a nude female figure flanked by swaying pods of seaweed, and at the center of the inside bowl is another female figure playing a version of the rebec, an ancient stringed instrument. Kåge was a remarkably creative and productive artist over many years, and was named the artistic director of Gustavsberg in 1917, remaining there until 1949. In the late 1920s, he developed the Argenta line of porcelain pieces glazed in a brilliant turquoise color with applied decorations in silver, often of mermaids and other aquatic creatures. This punchbowl is unusually large and early, and indeed the applied decoration here is in gold rather than silver. Given its size and ambition, this piece may have been intended as a display piece for the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930, where Gustavsberg had a major exhibition of its artistic wares.
- Creator:Wilhelm Kage (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Diameter: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Porcelain,Glazed
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- Date of Manufacture:1928
- Condition:Very minor scuffing to one mermaid figure.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU865131677192
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