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Glazed Ceramic Light Sculpture by Birthe Aksby, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Expressive light sculpture by Danish ceramicist Birthe Aksby, crafted in glazed ceramic with organic designs inspired by plant forms and marine corals. The composition evokes natural growth, with volumes emerging from a textured and perforated structure, allowing light to flow through its openings and create an atmospheric play of shadows. The pale glazed patina enhances its sculptural presence, lending it an ethereal character and an almost mineral quality.
Birthe Aksby, active in Denmark during the second half of the 20th century, is renowned for her mastery of fine ceramics and her exploration of nature-inspired forms. Alongside this remarkable piece, a newspaper clipping was found mentioning her work exhibited at Galerie Gammel Strand in Copenhagen, alongside ceramicist Lizzie Thyssen...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
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Glazed ceramic plate by Morillo Bros, Málaga, 1940s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Beautiful glazed ceramic plate or tile with iridescent reflections, original from the mid-century representing the iconic Cenachero, a fish seller with a basket of esparto grass on e...
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Vintage 1940s Spanish Ceramics
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Ceramic
Giant blue ceramic ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Large glazed blue ceramic ashtray with the beautiful patterns of the best designs by Aldo Londi for Bitossi from the mid-century. The size is the largest seen to date for this model ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
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Glazed Ceramic Vase Signed by the Author, 1980s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Fantastic ceramic piece signed by the Spanish potter from Salamanca, Juan Paco.
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Vintage 1980s Spanish Ceramics
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Mid-Century Danish Relief Sculpture by Noomi Backhausen for Søholm 1960s
By Noomi Backhausen, Søholm Stentøj
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Fantastic relief plate made of glazed stoneware by the Danish artist Noomi Backhausen for Søholm in the 1960s, numbered and stamped, representing an open...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
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Large Hand-Painted Cubist Plate, Signed to Document
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Spectacular large hand-painted plate, showing an incredible portrait with cubist features of great strength and quality, undoubtedly the work of a great mid-century artist yet to be ...
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Sulpture Vase in the Shape of a Woman
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Extraordinary figurative piece of ceramics that represents a nude woman with really wonderful volumes and fantastic strokes reflecting the great skill and talent of the artist, hithe...
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Vintage 1980s European Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic, Porcelain
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