Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects

KF2 was designed in 1957 and manufactured from 1958 to 1962. A geometric-shaped appetiser dish. One of Kai Franck's masterpieces, combining structural beauty with functional elegance...

Handmade Danish modern round centerpiece with light sky blue glaze and large stylized organic caramel colored decorations in a circle. Manufactured by Eslau in 1987. Signed and dated...

Matching lot of 3 striped Scandinavian stoneware pieces. Two vases and a dish/bowl. Diffrent Scandinavian female designers: Hanne Busch, Bodil Manz and one unidentified piece. Measu...

This sculptural vase, named "Pottelotte," vase no 3, is handcrafted in Denmark by designer Ancher Iversen. for the company aida (Ancher Iversen DAnmark). The white-glazed pottery fea...

Large Mid-Century Modern Hand-Blown Art Glass Fish/Beluga Whale Sculpture by Reijmyre, Sweden, 1960s This stunning Scandinavian design piece, crafted by the renowned Reijmyre Glasbr...

A stunning and unique stoneware rooster sculpture with amazing glaze. Made by Tyra Lundgren. Executed in her own studio in Sweden, 1955. Great condition, but with a couple of chips to the base (pictured). Signed by the artist in two places, and dated 1955-06-20. Provenance: bought from the estate of the artist in 1979. Tyra Lundgren (1897-1979) was one of the most multifaceted artists and modernists of the twentieth century. She was a painter, drawer, sculptor, ceramist, glass- and textile designer, as well as an author and an art critic. She was the first woman who designed glass for Paolo Venini at Murano in Venice and she also served as the artistic leader at Arabia in Helsinki at a time when men tended to hold those kinds of positions. Tyra Lundgren grew up in Djursholm, near Stockholm. Her parents were John Petter Lundgren, professor at Veterinärinstitutet (institute of veterinary sciences) in Stockholm, and Edith Lundgren née Åberg, who was a housewife and raised their six children. The bourgeois home also comprised a nanny and a female cook. The family were very socially active, travelled often, and enjoyed the outdoor lifestyle. Tyra Lundgren’s schooling began at Djursholm coeducational school, where her teachers included Natanael and Elsa Beskow and Alice Tegnér. Her school friends included Greta Knutson-Tzara, Stellan Mörner, and Ingrid Rydbeck-Zuhr. Tyra Lundgren knew from the time she was five years old that she wanted to be an artist. She first became aware of the profession through Axel Fahlcrantz, who rented a studio on the plot of land where she lived with her family. In 1913 she began to attend Högre konstindustriella skolan (HKS, now known as Konstfack, college of arts, crafts and design) where she studied decorative art as well as handicrafts in various forms until 1917. One of her fellow students and friends there was Estrid Ericson, who later founded Svenskt Tenn AB in 1924. Whilst attending HKS Tyra Lundgren also took painting lessons at the Althin school of painting. In 1917 she was accepted as a candidate at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts where, apart from breaks during which she undertook studies abroad, she remained until 1922. She spent a couple of months taking lessons from Anton Hanak in Vienna and from 1920–1923 she was a student of André Lhote in Paris. Tyra Lundgren was primarily active in four countries: Sweden, Finland, France, and Italy. She spent much of her professional life travelling and considered herself to be a European. Greece and Mexico also formed important centres in her artistic life, as did the USA. She had an extensive social network which included focal individuals within twentieth century-European and American artistic and cultural circles. Tyra Lundgren’s main artistic motifs were birds, fish, and people which she depicted through different techniques and materials. Her artistic expression involved a variety of different directions and styles. She was a pioneer of the 1920s Swedish Grace style, the name of which had been coined by the art critic Morton Shand at the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930. This was a Swedish Art Deco style, characterised by elegance and traditional art which contrasted with the current artistic ideals of functionalism. Tyra Lundgren made her debut at a group exhibition held at Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna in 1921. She went on to show her work at various exhibitions throughout the 1920s. After that period she only very rarely exhibited her paintings. Tyra Lundgren’s painted output can be divided into different periods or stylistic directions. The first of these, and the most extensive, was her post-Cubist period which began in 1920 on her arrival in Paris. Her paintings from this time and right up to the mid-1930s typically comprise portraits, self-portraits, live-model painting, still-lifes, interiors, and landscapes in the Cubist style. Many of the great number of self-portraits she painted were produced in the New Objective style, displaying broad variation in terms of clothes, poses and techniques. Two of these – Huvud med vit duk and Självporträtt both from 1921 – can be seen at Moderna Museet in Stockholm, although the majority of these works are at Gotlands Museum. Tyra Lundgren’s second artistic period comprises the years of 1927 to 1929 and is characterised by the New Objective style inspired by medieval techniques and materials (Giotto, Piero della Francesca). Her motifs were still-lifes and landscapes. At this point she was living in Rome and was close to the circle involved in the Valori plastici: rivista d’arte art journal. This period saw a breakthrough in her development as a painter. From the 1950s through the 1970s her work can almost be described as belonging to the Concrete style. Using light pastel colours her paintings sought light in a sometimes non-figurative expression, but often depicting abstract bird-shapes or other nature-inspired imagery. Her paintings from this period are outsized and display powerful colours, in yellows, reds, and blues. Tyra Lundgren maintained a constant production of drawings, both in terms of individual artworks and sketches for patterns and designs. She also produced the illustrations for her book Fagert i Fide. Årstiderna på en gammal gotlandsgård, published in 1961. During her early years she also produced advertising illustrations. She spent the final years of her life primarily working with lithographs which were printed at Galleri Prisma and depicted images of doves, swallows, magpies and crows. Tyra Lundgren is meanwhile best known for her work as a ceramist and in this sphere she was one of Sweden’s leading exponents. She worked in the porcelain industry as a designer and as an artisan and ceramic sculptor. Her first job was at St Eriks Lervarufabrik in Uppsala from 1922–1924, she then worked at Arabia from 1924–1937, and at Rörstrand and Lidköping Porslinsfabrik. She was the artistic leader at Arabia ahead of the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition and she exhibited her work at the World’s Fairs. During the 1934–1938 period she was connected to the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres porcelain factory in Paris. Tyra Lundgren was a pioneer when it came to giving ceramic art a public space in Sweden. She produced around 20 outsized reliefs in stoneware, so-called monumental reliefs. One of these is Märkeskvinnor, from 1947, for the former girls’ school at Bohusgatan in Stockholm. From the 1940s onwards Tyra Lundgren produced sculptural objects in Chamotte clay and stoneware, with various glazings. Her small birds are well-known and popular with many. When her ceramic efforts became too much for her during the 1970s she then produced models for sculptures in bronze. There are six of these in various places around the globe, including Solfågel in Almedalen, Visby. Tyra Lundgren began to work as a glassware designer at Moser in Karlsbad in 1922 where she designed new table services and modernised older ones. She also worked freelance for Riihimäki factory in Finland during the 1924–1929 period. From 1934 to 1938 she was employed by Kosta glass factory where she mainly designed thick-walled bowls and vases, engraved with classical motifs. She was introduced to the glassmaker Paolo Venini at Murano during the Triennale di Milano of 1936 and they began a collaboration that lasted into the 1950s. As part of this collaboration Tyra Lundgren became the first woman to design glassware and, in conjunction with the glassblower Arturo Biasutto, she developed new techniques of glass production. Her motifs at this point were birds, fish, snail-shaped designs and leaf-patterned bowls using traditional techniques as well as in new designs. It was during this time that she created the so-called tissue-shaped bowls and it remains unclear as to who specifically came up with the design but Tyra Lundgren claimed it was of her making. Tyra Lundgren was active as textile designer for Licium (now HV Licium), the sacred textiles...

A black and green-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.

Among the most desirable pieces from L. Hjorth Ceramic in Denmark comes pieces by the Swedish Ceramist Eva Sjögren who worked with Hjorth for a period o...

Rare Swedish Öland Limestone Spitting Cup from the Early 1800s Patina and wear is whats really build character in this piece. Time and stone truly come together in this remarkable i...

A set of three (3) transparent/clear bud vases with a controlled bubble design base, Scandinavian Modern/Midcentury Modern period, circa mid-20th centur...

A stunning fruitbowl designed by Arthur Percy at Gefle porcelainfactory in the 1930s. This bowl have the beautiful and characteristic floral pattern that Percy is famous for. The bow...

BACA oval faience vase by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen model no. 870/3740. The glaze is grey, and shades of blue and brown. According to the stamp...

Stunning pair of Swedish Modern seaweed art glass vases by glass artist Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta in 1962. Superb examples of the Mykene technique that Li...

A set of three Mid-century beautiful stoneware globe vases. Made by Nils Allan Johannesson in his studio in Barsebäckshamn, Sweden, 1960s. Great condition. No chips, cracks or craz...

This bowl in a brown color, is quite large. Can be used as a basket, a vide poche, or just as a decorative item. It has been made in wood, in sweden, circa 1960.

Astonishing footed dish or cake stand I 'dripping' ice glass. Design by Pertti Santalahti for Kumela in Finland circa 1970. Its a heavy piece with thich base. Measurements: D: 25.5 c...

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

These wall candlesticks were hand -sculpted in Arvika, Sweden. The candlesticks are made in brass by famous Holmström Arvika. These ones are signed on the back. The name Sunburst was...

Set of three unique brass candlesticks by Pierre Forssell, in a clean, graphic design. Sculptural and look great without candles as well. Fit slender candles, look amazing also witho...

A metal and brass candelabra designed and produced by Gunnar Ander, Sweden, 1950s.

Edvin Öhrström 1906-1994. A deep red and clear glass "Ariel" bowl for Orrefors. Engraved signature to base Edvin Öhrström and Orrefors.

A set of 2 beautiful stoneware vases with amazing glaze. Made by Inger Persson for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1980s. Excellent condition. Incised signature "i. persson" and "R" för Rörstra...

A blue vase designed by Berndt Friberg at Gustavsberg in Stockholm, the vase is 27 cm tall and about 7 cm in diameter. It has a beautiful blue glaze except from a minor mark in the g...

Beautiful vase made by Erik Mornils for Nittsjö, Sweden. Contact us for any questions!

A beautiful white ceramic vase with handles deigned at Upsala Ekeby probably by Anna-Lisa Thomson. It is 10 cm (4") tall and about 12,5 cm (5") in diameter and in excellent conditio...

Grazia vase with matt white glaze by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden Stoneware work of art, embellished with intricate floral silver decoratio...

This vibrant blue Pampula bottle with green and clear glass details by Oiva Toikka is a perfect decoration on it's own. The overall condition of this playful art piece is very good a...

A stunning large Scandinavian free-form glass sculpture or vase. Green and white glass encased in clear glass. Made by the Swedish firm Flygsfors in 1960 and designed by Paul Kedelv,...

Börne Augustsson's artistry shines through in this Swedish Modern glass vase created for Åseda Glassworks. Meticulously hand-blown, this Scandinavian Modern piece showcases Augustsson's organic design sensibilities. The vase features a striking violet, so dark that it appears to be black, casing beneath a transparent layer, with the latter expertly treated to create captivating organic pulled shapes. Notably, this vase bears an engraving underneath: "Fa W Johansson Orrefors 25." Despite this marking, it was indeed designed and crafted by Börne Augustsson for Åseda Glassworks. Walter Johansson gained notoriety for his somewhat questionable involvement in buying and selling...

Lovely “Farsta” vase by Wilhelm Kåge in a small design with thick sides. Beautiful scalloped pattern and rich green glaze running over the body, gathering ...

Kristofle Handmade biomorphic vase in the style of Arne bang. Floral dekoration upon a cobra shaped body in earthy green and brown glazes. Signed to its side by the Scandinavian arti...

Antique lathe turned - treen ware - pine wood canister/covered box - lovely aged patina with beautiful grain - Scandinavia - early 20th century. Excellen...

Carl Frederik Christiansen silver plate pair of candle holders, Denmark 1960's. Beautiful elegant and rare nice condition stamped.

Beautiful, ostergaard geometric incised piece of midcentury Scandinavian Studio Pottery, a slightly upward elongated sphere.

Strömberg Art Glass Vase Crystal Bird etching 3.88 w x 6.25 h x 3.06 d Preowned vintage condition Refer to images provided

The pungo vase made in Sweden 1950s by the master Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. The pungo vase have the most beautiful form and with its matt white glaze this is a piece for many en...

A yellow, glazed earthenware vase or pitcher designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.  

A beige-glazed fluted stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.

A porcelain vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand in the 20th midcentury, the vase is of model "Havanna". It´s 26 cm high and in excellent condition. Carl-Harry Stålhan...

A beautiful stoneware vase with handle and amazing glaze. Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s. Good condition. Marked as factory second due to it being slightly...

A beautifully crafted pewter bowl or centerpiece by renowned Swedish maker Schreuder & Olsson, showcasing the clean lines and functional elegance typical of mid-20th-century Scandina...

A Swedish wood pen/pencil holder dice/die, Midcentury Modern Scandinavian Modern period, circa mid-20th century, Sweden. A well-designed pen/pencil holder in dice/die form. Marked 'S...

One large and one smaller Scandinavian Modern, Danish Mid-Century Modern ceramic vases by Knud Basse for Michael Andersen & Sons. These "Apple Branch" des...

A blue-glazed ceramic vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1930s.

A set of 3 ice-glass chimney/cylindrical candleholder for bock, tea lights and ball lights. Unknown Scandinavian maker/designer circa 1980 in the style of Littala Finland. Wellkepot ...

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

Mold blown scandinavian modern red devil triangular glass vase by Christer Sjögren for Lindshammar 1960s. He developed the special tec...

This vase was hand crafted in 1978 at the Skultuna studio were Pierre Forssell was working with he's assistant. The vase is made of a brass tube where a brass curved crown was delica...

Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers. Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase. Bjørn Wiinblad (1918-2006), Det Blå Hus (The Blu...

Exceptional unidentified Swedish ceramic vase with pertruding dots and delicate ocra yellow haresfur glaze. Very similar to pieces by Gunnar Nylund, Carl H. Stahlhane, Nils Thorsson ...

Stylized lily candelabra in solid brass. Its to be fitted with 3 regular sized candles. Designed by Swedish Gunnar Ander circa 1960-70. Reminiscent in ...

Wavy hand blown aqua blue bowl designed by Per Lütken in 1964. This piece was manufactured at Holmegaard in Denmark during the mid-late 1960s. It is called Aqua or Fionia and it is s...

A lovely vase of model "Hedenhös" in green and gray designed between 1957-1960 by Mari Simmulson at Upsala Ekeby. It is 16 cm high and in mint condition.

A lovely creme white vase designed by Pia Rönndahl at Rörstrand in the 1980s. The vase is 17.5 cm high and in excellent condition except from some minor marks. It is marked as on pho...

This amazing Bowl in enameled steel was designed by master Finnish designer Kaj Franck for Finel / Arabia and made in Finland during the 1960s. It shows m...

This refined ceramic vase was designed by Ewald Dahlskog and produced by Bobergs Fajansfabrik AB in Sweden in the 1930s. The model is numbered D367. This rare vase is executed in a ...

Viking Ship by Ahrneberg Sweden, 1960s.

Kay Bojesen, Danish artist. Four bowls of teak, Mid-20th century, Danish design. Measures: 15 cm. x 6 cm. Very good condition, beautiful patina. Stamped.

Curated lot of 3 Scandinavian ceramic/stoneware pieces. A bowl/dish by Jette Hellerøe, a ball vase by Robert Bentsen and an unknown octagonal trinket wi...

Launched in 1956, this series uses tiny granules of carborundum (silicon carbide) instead of the potato or sawdust that had previously been used to create bubbles. Carborundum is a ...