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This beautiful 18 karat and diamond Victorian buckle ring is in great condition. Hallmarked Chester 1898. A wide and steady design that feels comfortable on the finger and can easil...

Rare easy chair model Schulz designed by Otto Schulz. Produced by Boet in Sweden.

Vintage Danish pair ca. 1970s with natural Amethyst stones briolete cut (on both sides) of vivid light Purple color. Solid 18K Rose Gold, ergonomically simple shapes and beautifully ...

A beautiful stoneware vase with amazing glaze. Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1930s. Great condition. Stamped 'Rörstrand' in gold. Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997) wa...

Rare floor lamp with 3 shades. Produced in Sweden.

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 pair of candlesticks with amazing lustre glaze and hand painted gold details. Scandinavian Grace / Art Deco. Made by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1930s. Good condition but...

A beautiful lidded rococo potpurri urn with amazing polychrome decoration in relief, branches, roses and a crowning bird. Made by Rorstrand, Sweden, 1910s, after an 18th-century mode...

A beautiful bronze vase with amazing patina. Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s. Great condition, with a few light scratches. Stamped 'BRONS' and makers mark.

A pair of Soviet Earrings in solid 14K Rose Gold with star - burst engravings and folding hooks. Each earring is marked with Soviet Union period hallm...

A beautiful stoneware vase with handle. Designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s. Great condition. Incised signature "CHS" and Rörstrands three crowns. Gunn...

Acquired directly from the artist. Unframed. Edition: 150 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and transports of delight? Yrjö Edelmann...

Nordic Alliance Wedding Ring in solid 18K Gold with lane in White Gold or Platinum for 9 pave set diamond cut Diamonds Ø 1.8 mm / ca 0.025ct. each. Color ca. F,G / VS . All stones ha...

Pair of Easy Chairs in Oak and Original Cognac Brown Leather by Børge Mogensen, 1950's Additional Information: Material: Oak and original cognac brown leather Style: Mid century, Sc...

Pair of Swedish Grace bronze candlesticks with amazing patina. Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s. Good condition, some wear to the patination and some light scratc...

A beautiful art deco bronze dish with amazing patina. Designed by Sune Bäckström in Malmoe, Sweden, 1920s. Good condition. Some wear to the patination. Stamped 'BRONS', model numb...

A beautiful Art Deco globe vase with amazing 'Lava' glaze. Designed by Ewald Dahlskog for Bo Fajans (Bobergs Fajansfabrik), Sweden. This model 'Kulvas' was first exhibited at the ...

Easy chair model Sirocco designed by Arne Norell. Produced by Arne Norell AB in Aneby, Sweden.

Magazine rack in rosewood designed by Rolf Hesland. Produced by Bruksbo / Bagn Møbelindustri in Norway.

A pair of Danish earrings in solid 18K Gold with natural cabochon cut Emeralds, a bit off-shaped and of slightly different proportions. 10 mm x 7.25 ...

Fine Antique piece of Bohemian jewelry made on the territories of the former Austrian-Hungarian Empire ca. late 19th century. This type of design clos...

Vintage Halo ring with diamond cut Tourmaline and Diamonds in White and Yellow 14K Gold. Tourmaline is Ø 8 mm x 4.2 mm deep / 2.25 ct. Six diamond cut Diamonds Ø 1.5 mm / 0.015ct eac...

Freestanding Console Table in Rosewood and Formica by Arne Vodder, 1960's Additional Information: Material: Rosewood and formica Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Produced by Sibast ...

Rare table lamp model B-024. Produced by Bergbom in Sweden.

Hallmarked with swedish court jeweler maker CGH - Carl Gustaf Hallberg and P for platinum. 3 transitional early modern cut diamonds. Principal 1.5 carat and the two sides 1.1 carats...

A beautiful miniature stoneware vase with amazing dark blue-green hare’s fur glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s. Grea...

A pair of Earrings with chained shiny balls made ca. 1920s -1930s. Delicately engraved ornaments of Octagonal eight-angled stars on the front sides. 750 hallmarks on hooks, metal wa...

Rare pair of easy chairs model 5313 designed by Kaare Klint. Produced by Rud. Rasmussen Cabinetmakers in Denmark.

German cluster Ring ca 1920s- 1930s with carved band and shoulders in solid 14ct Yellow /Orange toned Gold with Silver crown holding 7 eight-cut Diamonds. The central setting can be ...

Ceramic tray by unknown designer.

Ring created in 1924, the band in solid 18K Yellow Gold decorated with three rows of 12 natural Rubies, Diamonds, and Sapphires. Rubies and Sapphires ca 1.8 mm x 1.5 mm /ca 0.03ct e...

Sofa in Pine and Newly Reupholstered in White Bouclé Fabric by Carl Malmsten, 1936 Additional Information: Material: Pine and newly reupholstered in white Bouclé fabric Style: Mid c...

Very rare set of six high back dining chairs model Darby designed by Torbjørn Afdal. Produced by Nesjestranda møbelfabrik in Norway.

An unusial hexagon pendan in clear glass, , by the world renowned Swedish glass maker Orrefors. The chandelier has a particular design consisting of six squares set in a hexagon shap...

A pair of fine Three Stones studs from ca. 1960s -1970s in solid 18K Yellow featuring old diamond cut natural Blue Sapphires, Green Emeralds, and Red Rubies Ø x 2.5 mm each / ca. 0.1...

Antique Ring decorated with 24 old diamond cut Diamonds. Not hallmarked, metal tested solid 18K Gold. Hand - engraved decor on the shoulders, part of the band is planished /hammered ...

Rare pair of wall lamps designed by Carl-Axel Acking. Produced by Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik in Sweden.

A beautiful stoneware bowl with amazing hare’s fur glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1956. Excellent condition. Incised s...

A beautiful art deco bronze bowl with amazing patina. Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Äkta Brons, Sweden, 1940s. Excellent condition. Initials 'G.N.' on the front. Stamped 'ÄKTA BRON...

A beautiful stoneware vase with amazing hare’s fur glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden. Excellent condition. Incised signa...

Rare pair of easy chairs designed by Sam Larsson. Produced by DUX in Sweden.

Set of Vanity with Mirror in Mahogany and Brass by Frode Holm, 1950s Additional Information: Material: Mahogany, brass Style: midcentury, Scandinavian Produced by Illums Boligh...

A beautiful green vase in chamotte stoneware. Art Deco / Swedish Grace. Designed by Gunnar Nylund in 1936 for Rorstrand, Sweden. Fair condition. The bottom rim has been polished (pi...

Beautiful antique Halo Ring hand-made ca. early XX cent. Fine design, great wear resistible construction, secure bezels - this ring is perfect for everyday wear. Fragmented Swedish ...

Pair of sculptures by unknown artist. Probably produced in Sweden. Signed “MR 66 15/20” and the other “MR 66 17/20”.

Sapphire and Diamonds Ring in 18K Yellow Gold. Multiple claws with flat tips , all set with regular spacing and create a sort of openwork crown that allows the Light to go deeper. Su...

A bronze Art Deco / Swedish Grace candlestick with amazing patina. Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s. Great condition, only a few light scratches. Stamped 'BRONS' ...

Easy Stool and Chair in Rosewood with Brown Leather by Illum Wikkelsø, 1960's Additional Information: Material: Rosewood and original brown leather Style: Mid century, Scandinavian ...

A large and rare lidded urn with amazing lustre glaze and hand painted gold details. Scandinavian Grace / Art Deco. Made by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1930. Great conditio...

Rare adjustable floor lamp by unknown designer. Produced by ASEA in Sweden.

Old Estonian cluster natural Ruby and Diamonds Ring made between 1919 -1924. This ring show well the traditions and techniques of Russian school jewelers that still remained and wor...

A Ring from ca. 1920s - 1930s with the band in solid 14K Rose Gold decorated with old European cut Diamond Ø 3.5 mm / ca.0.2 ct /color G,H/SI in Silver bezel and old cut Ruby in Rose...

Antique hand-made Swedish necklace in solid 18K Yellow Gold. Delicate filigree work, oval and drop cut natural Citrine stones accented with tiny Seed P...

Very rare pair of table lamp attributed to Paavo Tynell. Produced by Idman in Finland for a Hotel in Helsinki.

A large and beautiful stoneware vase with amazing hare’s fur glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1963. Excellent condition. ...

Rare and early table lamp model PH-3/2 designed by Poul Henningsen. Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark. Marked “PAT. APPL.”.

Rare desk by unknown designer. Produced in Germany.

Talk about attention grabbing dress ring. 18kt yellow gold ring with an elegant leaf motif. The surface of the leaves are delicately enhanced with fine line engraving. Giving it a ha...

Alliance Ring in solid 18K Yellow Gold with 9 pave set brilliant cut Diamonds and Rubies Ø 1.75 mm / ca 0.02ct. each. Color of Diamonds ca. F,G / VVS. All stones have open backs. Cus...

A beautiful bronze vase with amazing patina. Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s. Good condition, with a few light scratches. Please note: it has an inscription (pic...