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Unique, Covered Ceramic Urn by Tyra Lundgren for Rorstrand

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Beautiful covered urn by Tyra Lundgren for Rorstrand, Sweden. Created for the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition that showcased Sweden’s most modern achievements in the design at that time. Cherubs with fish in relief as handle on top and around exterior of the urn. Tyra Lundgren(1897-1979) Swedish sculptor, ceramicist, glass and textile designer. She studied at the Higher Art and Design School (HKS) 1918-1922 and then at the Royal Art Academy in Stockholm 1918-1922. Upon graduation she went abroad and studied sculpture under Anton Hanak in Vienna and André Lhote in Paris. Tyra Lundgren lived and worked in France and Italy until 1940, when she returned to Sweden. Tyra Lundgren worked as an independent designer for a large number of European ceramics and glass companies. Between 1924-1937, she designs for Arabia and 1941-1951 for Gustavsberg . Over a shorter period, 1929-1930, she was also artistic director of the porcelain group Rörstrand -Lidköping-Arabia. She has also worked for the Swedish glassworks Rejmyre and Kosta , Finnish glassworks Riihimäki , German porcelain factory Moser , French porcelain company in Sèvres and the Venetian glassworks Muranesi Vetri Venini. In Sweden, her work is represented in museums throughout Europe and North America. In recent years, she had a studio in Fide, Gotland, and she donated a collection of their paintings to the Art Museum of Gotland . In 1950 she was awarded the medal Litteris et Artibus.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Diameter: 14 in (35.56 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1920s
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    New York, NY
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    1stDibs: U080718786092

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