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Sven Wejesfelt, Pale Brown Stoneware Vase, Gustavsberg, Sweden 1980

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Sven Wejesfelt, Pale brown glazed vase, Gustavsberg , Sweden 1980 Impressed "Swen" "G (hand) " 80. This is a vase work by Sven Wejesfelt, an artist who worked at the Gustavsberg pottery in Sweden. Wejesfelt worked as a wheelwright at the Rorstrand pottery from 1946-53 before moving to the Gustavsberg pottery in 1953. After working as a wheelwright for Stig Lindberg for a long time, he was appointed Art Director of Gustavsberg in 1974. Unusually for a Scandinavian potter, he wheel-thrown, glazed and fired all of his work himself, and is the second most famous Swedish potter after Berndt Friberg. He continued to make pottery until his death in 2009, and in his final years he sold his glazes and recipes. This vase is entirely covered with a pale brown glaze, which is then covered with a double layer of pale blue glaze, blending with each other. The glaze has a fine, rabbit-hair-like expression running through it, like the glaze expression on Berndt Friberg's work. The shape is like a glass jar with a chimney-like mouth extending from the cylindrical body. The vessel has been examined by an expert by UV light and visual inspection to ensure that there are no repairs and that it is not twice kiln fired.
  • Creator:
    Sven Wejsfelt (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.16 in (13.1 cm)Diameter: 2.76 in (7 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Ceramic,Glazed
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1980
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. The vessel has been examined by an expert by UV light and visual inspection to ensure that there are no repairs and that it is not twice kiln fired.
  • Seller Location:
    Tokyo, JP
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU7374239685522
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