Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 10

Set with Two Ceramic Vases by Greta Runeborg for Ekeby, Scandinavian Modern

About the Item

A set with two vases, with a warm organic structure. Signed Ekeby designed by Greta Runeborg, Sweden mid-1900s. Smaller signs of wear, one minimal/small dent/color loss on one vase. Greta Runeborg-Tell (1911-1989), swedish artist. She studied at the High School of Art and Industry in Stockholm and at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. She started working for Ekenäs glass factory in Småland as a designer and after a short time became the factory's artistic director from 1942 to 1952. She has been a designer at Steninge Lervarufabrik 1934–1935, S:t Eriks Lervarufabriker in Uppsala from 1935–1937 and Upsala Ekeby 1937–1941. After that she had her own studio. She participated in exhibitions of glass art at the Glass Museum in Växjö and at the National Museum in Stockholm. Among her public works is a free-standing sculpture in Ljungby. Runeborg-Tell is represented at the National Museum in Stockholm.
  • Creator:
    Upsala Ekeby (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.09 in (18 cm)Diameter: 2.37 in (6 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Mid-1900s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Stockholm, SE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU7480231790932

More From This Seller

View All
Gunnar Nylund, Ceramic Carafe/Vase with Rare Pattern, Scandinavian Modern
By Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund, rorstrand studio
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceramic carafe / vase with blue glaze and rare pattern by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand Sweden. Scandinavian Modern, mid-1900s. Signed. In good condition. Beautiful decorative shape ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Gunnar Nylund, Large Decorative Ceramic Vase / Carafe, Scandinavian Modern
By Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful decorative carafe / vase in ceramic by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, Mid-1900s. Signed. In good condition, normal minimal makers defects and smaller signs of age a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Wilhelm Kåge, ceramic vase "Våga" Gustavsberg, Swedish / Scandinavian Modern
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceramic vase, top with beautiful wavey shape model "Våga" by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden 1950s. Mark: Gustavsberg, Sweden. In good condition, smaller signs of wear and a...
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Stig Lindberg, Ceramic Tray/Ashtray Domino, Gustavsberg, Scandinavian Modern
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stig Lindberg, ceramic tray/ashtray model Domino, Gustavsberg, Scandinavian Modern. In good condition, smaller signs of age and wear. One corner seems to have a small/minimal production flaw. Handmade with charm. Marked: Gustavsberg, Stig L, Domino 13. 21-year-old Stig Lindberg managed to get an internship in the summer of 1973, a time when Gustavsberg porcelain factory was close to bankruptcy. It took about two months for Stig Lindberg to impress Gustavsberg's artistic director Wilhelm Kåge, and after the summer he was offered a position as Kåge's apprentice. When Wilhelm Kåge stepped down as artistic director at Gustavsberg in 1948, Stig Lindberg took over as AD and during his years at the porcelain factory he designed many of the most beloved designs, include Berså, Spisa Ribb...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Gunnar Nylund, stoneware vase, Rörstrand, Scandinavian Modern / Midcentury
By Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stoneware vase with beautiful hare fur glaze by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstand, Sweden mid-1900s. Marked Nylund and Rörstand. In good condition, smaller signs of age and wear. About...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Stig Lindberg, Vase Model Domino, Gustavsberg, Scandinavian Modern
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stig Lindberg, tall vase model Domino, Gustavsberg, Scandinavian Modern. In good condition, smaller signs of age and wear. Lower edge with smaller chips. Marked: Gustavsberg, Stig L, Domino 2. 21-year-old Stig Lindberg managed to get an internship in the summer of 1973, a time when Gustavsberg porcelain factory was close to bankruptcy. It took about two months for Stig Lindberg to impress Gustavsberg's artistic director Wilhelm Kåge, and after the summer he was offered a position as Kåge's apprentice. When Wilhelm Kåge stepped down as artistic director at Gustavsberg in 1948, Stig Lindberg took over as AD and during his years at the porcelain factory he designed many of the most beloved designs, include Berså, Spisa Ribb...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

You May Also Like

Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Ceramic by Ingrid Atterberg for Upsala-Ekeby
By Ingrid Atterberg, Upsala Ekeby
Located in Bochum, NRW
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian ceramic vase and tray. Amazing pottery of the 1960s by Ingrid Atterberg for Upsala Ekeby, depicting a textured leaf motif with brown and yellow contr...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Scandinavian Modern Vase from Upsala Ekeby by Sculpture Einar Luterkort
By Einar Luterkort, Upsala Ekeby
Located in New York, NY
A Scandinavian Modern, Swedish art deco vase with a mottled glaze and raised decoration on all sides. Designed by sculpture Einar Luterkort for Upsala Ekeby, Measures: Diameter 7...
Category

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Vases

Materials

Ceramic

White Ceramic Vase with handles - Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s
By Upsala Ekeby, Anna-Lisa Thomson
Located in Stockholm, SE
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...
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Set of 4 Ceramic Vases Upsala-Ekeby "Fiamma" Sweden, 1960s
By Upsala Ekeby, Ingrid Atterberg
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Ingrid Atterberg is the creator of these vases produced in Sweden at Upsala Ekeby in the 1960s. Wonderful sculptured with a nice glaze. Good condition. Dimensions. The large H...
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Vase by Mari Simmulson for Upsala-Ekeby
By Mari Simmulson
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Stunning two-tone glazed vase by Mari Simmulson for Upsala-Ekeby. Grey outer-yellowish green inner glazing. Photographed with Bertoia side chair and Eames LTW for scale.
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Anna Lisa Thomson Upsala-Ekeby Vase Glazed Ceramic Sweden
By Upsala Ekeby, Anna-Lisa Thomson
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
An unusual early modernist almond green and white vase. Designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson, for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940. Stamped. Very good c...
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Recently Viewed

View All