Mid-Century Bowl by Upsala-Ekeby

Mid-Century modern Melchiorre Bega side table with a carrera marble top, laquered wood pedestal and a three spoke base in brass. Italy. 20th Century. Melchiorre Bega (1898-1976) was trained as an architect and later became a designer. He is known for his well-detailed functionalist, modern designs. Bega rejected the Art Deco style that prevailed during this time. He believed that many small elements would make a perfect whole, his style can therefore be seen as a graceful functionalism. For this reason, Bega worked with specialized craftsmen only. His style developed from the needs of human beings. In his early career, he focused on the renovation of old buildings. From 1923 onwards, Bega designed and co-managed a production factory that was founded by his father Vittorio around 1900. During the beginning of the 1940s Bega was the editor of the famous Domus magazine. Later in life he was the architect of many grand projects such as the Axel Springer...

a beautifully modeled glazed Chinese ceramic horse, in the Tang-style, golden brown body with buff mane, removable tail, and hooves with a green saddle and harness with yellow-gold o...

A realistic oil on canvas of a person with umbrella bowing to a monk standing on steps by artist Francis Neydhart, (1860-1948). Fronted by a sun-dappled street in front of a large bu...

"A Devil" oil on canvas by Robert Goodnough Robert Goodnough was an American abstract expressionist painter sold by Sotheby's, 1996. Signed both front and back.

A beige and orange-glazed earthenware bowl designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.

A gorgeous large decorative bowl designed by Vicke Lindstrand for Upsala Ekeby. Features a almost shell like motif with alternating raised areas. Would work well as a fruit bowl. Subtle hues of pink and light purple on the outside.

Handmade Swedish midcentury modern decorative bowl manufactured by Upsala Ekeby in the 1960s, model 4360. Soft slight asymmetrical bowl on round foot. Hand-carved relief lined graphi...

A gorgeous large decorative bowl designed by Vicke Lindstrand for Upsala Ekeby. Features a almost shell like motif with alternating raised areas. Would work well as a fruit bowl.