Berndt Friberg Bowl Gustavsberg Ankargods Mark 1940s Sweden

Lucie Rie Stoneware cream jug in manganese and pitted white glaze. With impressed LR mark. c1950s. Provenance: European Ceramics, Knaresborough, 2002. Alan and Pat Firth Collection. Lucie Rie DBE (1902-95) was one of the most important figures in Twentieth Century ceramics. Born in Vienna, she originally studied at the School of Applied Arts in Vienna under Michael Powolony. Before the war she exhibited at the Paris World Fair in 1925 and 1937, at which she won a silver medal. Of Jewish descent, she fled Austria for Britain in 1938 and spent the rest of her life in London. It is difficult to underestimate the importance of her work in Britain and indeed worldwide. She brought the style of European modernism to this country and inspired a generation of potters to develop that approach. A good friend of leading British studio ceramicist Bernard Leach, she became and internationally acclaimed ceramicist with innovations in both shape and glaze. In 1948 she hired a young Hans Coper and they worked and exhibited together for many years. She also spent some time teaching at Camberwell School of Art. Her ceramic work is now regarded as some of the finest and most important of the last century, its lasting influence assured. After her death her studio was reconstructed and exhibited by the Victorian and Albert Museum. Her work is held in the most important ceramics...

Guido Gambone rhomboid shaped dish with abstract pattern. Signed with Donkey mark, Italy c1950s. A fascinating item. It is decorated in such a way as to give the optical effect of...

Olle Alberius Tree of life glass charger with engraved glass and graal colours. Limited edition issue as part of the annual Orrefors Gallery pieces for 1983. Signed on the rim of the charger: Orrefors 9059290 Olle Alberius Gallery 16-83. The Orrefors Gallery was an annual, cataloged selection of pieces of art glass that ran during the 1980s and early 1990s. As well as reproducing some classic designs from earlier times, Orrefors used...

Just Andersen Art-Deco footed bowl with decorated rim. It is simply designed on an integral pedestal base and supported by four stylized pillars. It was designed and made by one of t...

Vicke Lindstrand engraved smoky coloured glass bowl with Art-Deco style horse and rider and moon. For Orrefors, Sweden c1930s. Signature to base: O...

Esaias Thoren Abstract Composition, Oil on Board, Signed and dated '52 bottom right. Image size 9.1x13.3 inches. Esaias Thorén (1901-81) was a leading Swedish artist who studied...

Berndt Friberg, Stoneware Bowl with yellow haresfur glaze, Gustavsberg, Sweden 1979 Impressed "Friberg" "G (hand) " Incised "1979" The entire body is covered with a brightly colored yellow glaze, which is then covered with a green glaze that mixes with each other and flows nicely. The glaze flows nicely both inside and out, and the glaze has a fine hairline. The rim has a nice gradation. The shape is that of a bowl with a regular circle rim, falling vertically from the rim and bending at the waist in the shape of a twilled bowl, a standard shape for Friberg's work. The style form is influenced by old Chinese ceramics...

Berndt Friberg, Stoneware Bowl with brown haresfur glaze, Gustavsberg, Sweden 1965 Impressed "Friberg" "G (hand) " Incised "g" The entire vessel is covered with a black-brown glaze,...

Berndt Friberg, Stoneware Bowl with deep brown haresfur glaze, Gustavsberg, Sweden 1952 Impressed "Friberg" "G (hand) " Incised "V" It is a standard glaze combination, with a double...

Berndt Friberg (1899-1981) ceramic bowl or vide poches, modern Swedish design for Gustavsberg. Unique, handmade. Amazing glaze in purple nuances and turquoise. Signed and with inc...

Berndt Friberg, Stoneware Bowl with blue and black haresfur glaze, Gustavsberg, Sweden 1962 Impressed "Friberg" "G (hand) " Incised "d" The entire vessel is covered with a pale bl...

Berndt Friberg, Stoneware Bowl with deep brown haresfur glaze, Gustavsberg, Sweden 1957 Impressed "Friberg" "G (hand) " Incised "Ä" The entire bowl is covered with a light indigo gl...