1950s Norwegian Modern design ceramic vase / urn by Kaare Berven Fjeldsaa

**Large Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vase by Bodo Mans for BAY Keramik, 1960s** This stunning large-scale vase by Bodo Mans for BAY Keramik, West Germany, circa 1960s, showcases the...

**Rare Extra Large Mid-Century Modern Urn Vase by Bodo Mans for BAY Keramik, 1960s/1970s** This exceptional extra-large urn vase, designed by Bodo Mans for BAY Keramik in West Ger...

Art Deco Style Moon Vase in Porcelain with Hand-Painted Overglazed Floral Pattern. Designed by Nora Gulbrandsen (Kristiania 1894 - Oslo 1978) for Porsgrund Porcelain, Norway. Nordi...

Primitive Scandinavian/Nordic design antique Art Deco-style pitcher vase in faience with a hand-painted underglazed pattern. Crafted by Egersund Faience in Norway, circa 1930s. The ...

A lovely and rare vase in faience designed by Wilhelm Kåge at Gustavsberg in the 1940s. The vase is 22 cm high and in very good condition except from some minor craqueleur as the fai...

A beautiful stoneware vase with amazing glaze. Made by Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s. Excellent condition. Signed 'Bengtson' and 'R' för Rörstrand. Hertha Bengtson (1917-1993) is one of the well-known representatives of the illustrious Swedish ceramic design of the 20th century. She was one of the leading designers for the Rörstrand factory in the 1950s. Bengtson is represented at the Swedish National Museum of Art and Design. Hertha Bengtson was born in Ysane in Blekinge and grew up on a farm with her four brothers. Her parents were Henning and Asta Bengtson. Her father was a jack-of-all-trades and ran both a mink farm and a shop alongside his farm, which was the least of his interests. Her mother, to whom Hertha Bengtson was very close, was a skilled weaver. Hertha Bengtson's interest in textiles and handicrafts came from her mother. From her grandmother she inherited Scanian country textile knowledge and from her grandmother’s neighbour she learned to tat the Scanian way, without patterns. Upon completing her education at a girls’ school, Hertha Bengtson wanted to become a drawing teacher. However, there was no money to continue her formal education. Hertha Bengtson achieved top marks in drawing and handicrafts and therefore gained a place as a handicrafts teacher at one of the region’s elementary schools. During her time at the girls’ school, she had also taken evening classes in porcelain painting. In 1937 she applied to Hackefors’ porcelain factory in Linköping where she became employed as a pattern designer. Hertha Bengtson was interested in all aspects of the factory and when the men were called up for military service at the outbreak of the Second World War, she became head of her department at age 22. Hertha Bengtson wanted to create her own porcelain. She applied to and became employed at Rörstrand’s porcelain factory in 1941, where she started as a pattern designer but quickly became a master designer. Hertha Bengtson’s ability to combine beauty with function was fundamental to her success as a designer. Her breakthrough came with the innovative blue-and-white tableware...

A yellow-glazed earthenware vase with Handpainted details by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.

Inger Persson for Rörstrand Atelje, Sweden. Large ceramic vase, partly unglazed with petrol blue glaze. 1960s. Marked. Perfect condition. Dimensions: H 33.0 cm x D 10.5 cm.