Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Bowl in Glazed Ceramics, Mid-20th C

Gunnar Nylund for Nymølle. Dish / bowl in glazed ceramics. Beautiful glaze in light brown shades. 1960s. Measures: 37 x 6 cm. In excellent condition. Signed.

Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997) for Rörstrand. Large and rare bowl in glazed ceramics. Beautiful glaze in brown shades. Mid-20th century. Measures: 40 x 26 cm...

Beautiful stoneware platter in a leaf shape by Gunnar Nylund. Purplish brown glaze with contrasting bright blue areas. Gunnar Nylund was one of the most influential ceramicists and designers of the Swedish mid-century period. He was Rörstrand’s creative leader from 1931 until 1949 and as such propelled the artistic work at the factory and served as mentor to younger artists, among them Carl-Harry Stålhane and Hertha Bengtsson. Nylund was a dedicated functionalist, who brought ideas of democratizing stoneware and creating beautiful, qualitative and affordable everyday items for the people to Rörstand in the mid-1920s. The factory had at the time lost its former leading market position, but Nylund’s efforts gave it a great reboot. He designed ceramic kitchenware...

Rare large Swedish mid century ceramic / stoneware "AXK" bowl in blue brown glaze by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand Sweden 1950s. In good original condition signed and numbered by the a...