By Gefle, Upsala Ekeby, Lillemor Mannerheim
Located in Karis, Nyland
A rare trio from the ‘Mangania’ series, designed by Lillemor Mannerheim and produced by Gefle for Upsala-Ekeby in 1955. Each piece is made of finely crafted stoneware with Mannerheim’s signature satin matte black glaze, a finish that became her hallmark. Her use of the deep black glaze, developed during her Gefle years, became her artistic signature and remains a defining feature of postwar Scandinavian ceramic design.
The set includes three distinct pieces: a tall vase with biomorphic cut-out handles (32 cm), the exceptionally rare small “whale vase...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Scandinavian Decorative Objects