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Place of Origin: Swedish
Kosta Boda Headman Blue
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
The renowned Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien has created Headman, an art glass object in blue glass with silver leaves inside, forming a face. The head is a recurring Bertil Vall...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Annual Brains 2023
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Bertil Vallien first introduced Brains in 1999, having considered the concept for well over a decade. His aim was to capture a sleeping yet breathing soul in the secretive state betw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Janus Limited edition of 100
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Bertil Vallien began spending time with these sand-casted heads in the mid-90s. One half is awake and one asleep, if you like. In mythology, Janus was the god responsible for dawn a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Boats Drifter Clear
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Drifter is a creation by the renowned Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien who sees the boat as a symbol of freedom and solitude. The boat has become one of his main signatures, recre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Boats Vertical Journey
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Vertical Journey is a creation by the renowned Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien who sees the boat as a symbol of freedom and solitude. The boat has become one of his main signatur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda My Palace Home Clear Copper Figure
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
The myth of ”wandering” air bubbles has always been present at the glassworks of Kosta, Sweden. Bertil Vallien has given this some consideration when he made the transparent sculptur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Earth My Universe
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
With Earth My Universe, the renowned glass artist Bertil Vallien has created a miniature world inspired by our place on the planet. The object has a merge of color variations, resemb...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Azur Moon
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
The renowned Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien has created Azur Moon. It is an exclusive art object in blue glass, cast in a charcoal mold, with an imprint of a face under the moon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Brains Go For It
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
“Did you hesitate? Was something holding you back? Let it go. I know you can!” In the eighties, Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien created the first Brains – the head, which has b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Brains Inside Matters
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
“Everything has an inside. And at the center is a core – and that is you. But I like that you dress up for me, too!” In the eighties, Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien created th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Brains Joy Wins
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
“I feel warm when I think of you. Warm and lovely, as if a fire was burning in my heart.” In the eighties, Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien created...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Brains Remember The Blue Sky
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
“Blue like the sky and the sea. Like a cloudless day, light-hearted. I think about it when the clouds roll in, and I’m in need of a daydream.” In the eighties, Swedish glass artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Göran Wärf for Kosta Boda, Sweden. Set of five art glass figures, "The Family"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Göran Wärf for Kosta Boda, Sweden. Set of five art glass figures with engraved and hand-painted decoration. "The Family". Uncle Bill, Father, Mother, Grandfather, and Aunt Rosie. 197...
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1970s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Kosta Boda Headman
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
The renowned Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien has created Headman, an art glass object in clear glass with silver leaves inside, forming a face. The head is a recurring Bertil Val...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Beans Golden Brown Satin
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Beans is a creation by the renowned glass artist Bertil Vallien as an homage to the icon of Swedish glass design, Ingeborg Lundin. The collection is inspired by her well-known glass ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Beans Gold Brown
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Beans is a creation by the renowned glass artist Bertil Vallien as an homage to the icon of Swedish glass design, Ingeborg Lundin. The collection is inspired by her well-known glass ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Brains You Exist Here And Now
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
“Your very existence is enough. And it makes my existence easier. Life is best when we share it.” In the eighties, Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien created the first Brains – th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Enamel Sculpture / Painting by Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful and rare enamel sculpture / painting. Made by Stig Lindberg in Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s. Excellent condition. In 1949, Stig painted his first enamel painting o...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Kosta Boda Azur Stairs
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
The renowned Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien has created Azur Stairs. It is an exclusive art object in blue glass, cast in a charcoal mold, with an imprint of a face above a stai...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Brains I See You
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
“Yes, I see you. All of you. I don’t want to be careless. You should feel it in your heart – that I see you and that I understand.” In the eighties, Swedish glass artist Bertil Val...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Earth Midnight Small
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
With Earth Midnight, the renowned glass artist Bertil Vallien has created a miniature world inspired by our place on the planet. The object in clear glass is colored dark blue and ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Brains I Dreamed Of A Blue Horse
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
“Let your imagination soar. Somewhere inside, a sense of freedom awaits us all. Like a blue horse.” In the eighties, Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien created the first Brains – t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Beans Orange
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Beans is a creation by the renowned glass artist Bertil Vallien as an homage to the icon of Swedish glass design, Ingeborg Lundin. The collection is inspired by her well-known glass ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Fortress Vessel
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
The significance of ships and boats has always been present in Bertil Vallien’s life and work. Like an imaginary space, he has journeyed through glass. He sails his boat, seeing men ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Azur Man
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
The renowned Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien has created Azur Man. It is an exclusive art object in blue glass, cast in a charcoal mold, with an imprint of a face. The face is a ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Boats Drifter Blue
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Drifter is a creation by the renowned Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien who sees the boat as a symbol of freedom and solitude. The boat has become one of his main signatures, recre...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Brains You Are The Light
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
“We follow each other. Like following a light in the dark. We have only just begun.” In the eighties, Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien created the first Brains – the head, which...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda My Palace Globe Clear
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
My Palace Globe is a collection of exquisite “globes” enclosed by a transparent house. These hand-made globes shift in color and style, similar to the ocean exposed to a change in li...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Brains Stand + 12 Brains
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
The renowned glass artist Bertil Vallien has designed a stand for his collection Brains, which has space for 12 objects – the ideal item for all collectors. The piece is unfinished b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Brains Everything Is Better When We Dance
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
“I like it when you move. I like watching you dance. Promise you’ll never stop.” In the eighties, Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien created the first Brains – the head, which has...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Fortress Hidden Stairs
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
In the hands of Bertil Vallien, the message through glass is both visible and hidden. With a love for nature – with his daily walks in the woods and along the water – he has learned ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Gatekeeper Blue
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Bertil Vallien is devoted and consistent. His objects created for Kosta Boda develop over time, and he is always looking to extract more from his work. Gatekeeper is a case in point. Previous executions range from charcoal drawings to glass and metal objects. In the summer of 2021, large-format adaptations were exhibited in the famous garden of the Royal Palace “Solliden”, on Öland in Sweden, providing a magnificent spectacle for the audience. The two impressive Gatekeeper figures from the exhibition – almost 20 inches tall and fixed by thin wires – gave the impression of drifting. A trademark Vallien face rests inside these shimmering miniature Gatekeepers. This peaceful and mythical sculpture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Brains All Is Well
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
“No, you don’t have to worry. Things are good. I know you think about me, and all is well.” In the eighties, Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien created the first Brains – the head...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Berry Tales Black
By Ellen Ehk Åkesson
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Ellen Ehk Åkesson is a Swedish glass artist who tells stories of the mysterious forest through her art glass, such as Berry Tales – a bubbling, bulbous berry plucked directly from th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda My Wide Life Gabba Gabba Hey
By Ludvig Löfgren
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Monkey around? Absolutely! Add vibrancy to your home with this opaque black glass sculpture from Kosta Boda. Despite the black surface, My Wide Life Gabba Gabba Hey is still reflecti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Brains You Made My Day
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
“Thank you! I forget that sometimes. So thank you. Because you fill my day and my life with such joy in all things.” In the eighties, Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien created th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Berry Tales Amber
By Ellen Ehk Åkesson
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Ellen Ehk Åkesson is a Swedish glass artist who tells stories of the mysterious forest through her art glass, such as Berry Tales – a bubbling, bulbous berry plucked directly from th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Boats Memory Boat
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Memory Boat is an art glass creation by the renowned Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien who sees the boat as a symbol of freedom and solitude. The boat has become one of his main si...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Golden Angel
By Kjell Engman
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Golden Angel by Kjell Engman is inspired by the artist's own bathing ladies, whose shape is influenced by the curvaceous gospel singers he saw performing during a visit to the US. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Gatekeeper Clear
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Bertil Vallien is devoted and consistent. His objects created for Kosta Boda develop over time, and he is always looking to extract more from his work. Gatekeeper is a case in point. Previous executions range from charcoal drawings to glass and metal objects. In the summer of 2021, large-format adaptations were exhibited in the famous garden of the Royal Palace “Solliden”, on Öland in Sweden, providing a magnificent spectacle for the audience. The two impressive Gatekeeper figures from the exhibition – almost 20 inches tall and fixed by thin wires – gave the impression of drifting. A trademark Vallien face rests inside these shimmering miniature Gatekeepers. This peaceful and mythical sculpture...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Happiness Yellow Red
By Kjell Engman
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
After one of his visits to the USA in the 80s, Swedish glass artist Kjell Engman got the inspiration to create Happiness based on the women he saw perform in a gospel choir at a chur...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Berry Tales Ruby
By Ellen Ehk Åkesson
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Ellen Ehk Åkesson is a Swedish glass artist who tells stories of the mysterious forest through her art glass, such as Berry Tales – a bubbling, bulbous berry plucked directly from th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Happiness Turquoise Blue
By Kjell Engman
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
After one of his visits to the USA in the 80s, Swedish glass artist Kjell Engman got the inspiration to create Happiness based on the women he saw perform in a gospel choir at a chur...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Kosta Boda Berry Tales White Frosted
By Ellen Ehk Åkesson
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
Ellen Ehk Åkesson is a Swedish glass artist who tells stories of the mysterious forest through her art glass, such as Berry Tales – a bubbling, bulbous berry plucked directly from th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. Porcelain sculpture. "The Twins", Parian 2 series
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. Porcelain sculpture. "The Twins", Parian 2 series. 1977. In perfect condition. Marked. Dimensions: H 24.0 x D 10.0 cm.
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1970s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Charming Northern Swedish Handmade Folk Art Wooden Figurines
Located in Kramfors, SE
Charming hand-carved wooden figurines in folk art from northern Sweden. The set of 6 figurines are made by hand in solid Swedish pine and painted by My...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Kosta Boda - Resting Head sculpture by Bertil Vallien
By Bertil Vallien, Kosta Boda
Located in Tilburg, NL
Art glass sculpture from the Head series by Kosta Boda artist Bertil Vallien, c1997. This sculpture features a head within a head. The exterior layer is blue frosted glass with a pol...
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Late 20th Century Modern Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Granite

Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg, Rare Figure, "Johanna", Glazed Ceramics
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg, Rare figure, "Johanna", glazed ceramics. 20th century. Marked. In perfect condition. Measures: 15.5 x 10.5 cm.
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20th Century Scandinavian Modern Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Bronze Sculpture by Nils Fougstedt, Sweden, 1940
By Nils Fougstedt
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful bronze figurine by Nils Fougstedt, in the form of two young women. The women are reaching out their arms and have their faces turned upwards. Lovely attention to detail, vi...
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1940s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Midcentury Wooden Abstract Sculpture by Johnny Mattsson, Sweden, 1962
By Johnny Mattsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking wooden sculpture by Johnny Mattsson, in an abstract form. Pine on a teak base. The form of the sculpture follows the pine woodgrain in a beautiful way.
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1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Teak, Pine

1920s Carl Milles Plaster Sculpture of a Women
By Carl Milles
Located in New York, NY
Plaster sculpture by the well known Swedish sculptor Carl Milles, circa 1920s. Detalailed sculpture of a naked women and a dog. Property from esteemed interior designer Juan Mont...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Vintage Multi Color Glass Egg Sculpture by Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda, Monica Backström
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage hand-blown Art glass sculpture by Kosta Boda. This sculpture, shaped like an egg and in soft and bright hues of blues, lavender and whites was created by Monica Bac...
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Emboss Wall Sculpture III by Sofia Tufvasson
Located in Geneve, CH
Emboss wall sculpture III by Sophie Rogers. Dimensions: D 9 x W 15 x H 31 cm. Materials: Ceramic, glaze. Other glaze colors available. Wall sculpture with undulating shape like...
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2010s Post-Modern Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Collectible Pair of Vintage Porcelain Cats 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare Swedish porcelain cat from Guldkroken in Hjo. Vintage. White hand painted facial features & pink bows. Made in Sweden in the 70s. Original makers la...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Renate Stock Paulsson 'Sea Glasbruk' Signed Tribal Face Design Glass, 1980 -1990
By Sea Glasbruk
Located in Tilburg, NL
Vintage Swedish handpainted and artist signed tribal face design glass paperweight. It is inspired by the Easter island native sculptures. Company/ Design: Sea glasbruk, Kosta Sweden. Manufacturer: Renate Stock...
Category

1980s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Cut Glass

Balance Sculpture I by Sofia Tufvasson
Located in Geneve, CH
Balance sculpture I by Sophie Rogers Dimensions: D 15x W 19 x H 35 Materials: Ceramic, glaze Other glaze colors available. The inspiration co...
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2010s Post-Modern Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Doreen Middelboe for Aluminia/Royal Copenhagen, faience mermaid figure. 1970s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Doreen Middelboe for Aluminia/Royal Copenhagen, faience mermaid figure. 1970s. First factory quality. In excellent condition. Marked. Measuring: ...
Category

1970s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Faience

Unusual Fish-Shaped Burl Wood Snuffbox, Sweden 1871
Located in Milan, IT
Scandinavian ink decorated treen wood fish shaped snuff box. The fishtail becomes a bird’s head with an open beak. This Scandinavian snuff box was made during the mid to late 19th ce...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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