Stockholm Urns

Set of three miniature stoneware vases by Gunnar Nylund, in imaginative forms with rounded lines. Lovely glazes in nuances of terracotta, blue and steel grey. Height 6/6.7/9 cm, Dia...

A decorative pair of marble urns mounted with gilt bronzes. The marble is Swedish, kolmardsmarble. The mountings are made in France and are of high quality and with gilding of good q...

Lovely stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund, in a smooth modernist form. Glazed eggshell white. Gunnar Nylund was one of the most influential ceramicists and designers of the Swedish mid-century period. He was Rörstrand’s creative leader from 1931 until 1949 and as such propelled the artistic work at the factory and served as mentor to younger artists, among them Carl-Harry Stålhane and Hertha Bengtsson. Nylund was a dedicated functionalist, who brought ideas of democratizing stoneware and creating beautiful, qualitative and affordable everyday items for the people to Rörstand in the mid-1920s. The factory had at the time lost its former leading market position, but Nylund’s efforts gave it a great reboot. He designed ceramic kitchenware...

Lovely stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund, in an onion form. Glazed eggshell white. Gunnar Nylund was one of the most influential ceramicists and designers of the Swedish mid-century period. He was Rörstrand’s creative leader from 1931 until 1949 and as such propelled the artistic work at the factory and served as mentor to younger artists, among them Carl-Harry Stålhane and Hertha Bengtsson. Nylund was a dedicated functionalist, who brought ideas of democratizing stoneware and creating beautiful, qualitative and affordable everyday items for the people to Rörstand in the mid-1920s. The factory had at the time lost its former leading market position, but Nylund’s efforts gave it a great reboot. He designed ceramic kitchenware...

Lovely stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund, in a sleek form. Pale celadon green glaze with “Mimosa” flecks. Gunnar Nylund was one of the most influential ceramicists and designers of the Swedish mid-century period. He was Rörstrand’s creative leader from 1931 until 1949 and as such propelled the artistic work at the factory and served as mentor to younger artists, among them Carl-Harry Stålhane and Hertha Bengtsson. Nylund was a dedicated functionalist, who brought ideas of democratizing stoneware and creating beautiful, qualitative and affordable everyday items for the people to Rörstand in the mid-1920s. The factory had at the time lost its former leading market position, but Nylund’s efforts gave it a great reboot. He designed ceramic kitchenware inspired by the ideas of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus, for use in homes, restaurants and inside refrigerators (a progressive idea in the early 1940s when it was launched). He is best known for his exquisite decorative stoneware items which include an abundance of vases, wall reliefs, sculptures and animal figurines. The materials range from velvety smooth stoneware to rough and chunky chamotte. Danish born, Gunnar Nylund started his career in Denmark following art studies, a year of architecture studies and years of private lesson from his sculptor father, the artist Felix Nylund. He worked for Bing & Grøndahl early in his professional life and started the ceramic studio Nylund & Krebs, later Saxbo, with his colleague Nathalie Krebs in 1929. He returned to Bing & Grøndahl throughout the years as a freelance designer. He also worked for the ceramic studio Nymølle from 1957 to 1961. Gunnar Nylund had a long and active career that except for stoneware included bathroom furnishing designs for Ifö, glass vases for Strömbergshyttan, a dinosaur sculpture...

Statuesque stoneware floor vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane, in a clean form with rich brown glaze with grey streaks. Carl-Harry Stålhane was one of the stars among Swedish ceramic art...

Large spherical Argenta urn or vase by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg. Hand turned vase made from white stoneware with green copper oxide glaze, no silver d...

Lovely Midcentury set of stoneware vases with speckled brown, darkblue and beige glazed colors by Swedish designer Inger Persson for Rörstrand in 1960s. A great set with two larger a...

Beautiful and highly decorative brutalist Stainless Steel vase from the "Steel Art" series designed by Olav Joa for Polaris in Sandnes- Norway in the 1970s. The vase has a rectangula...

Midcentury stoneware vase large size with speckled brown, darkblue and beige glaze designed by Swedish designer Inger Persson for Rörstrand in 1960s. ...

Cool “Caolina” stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund, in a smooth, asymmetric form. Clean design with crisp white glaze. Gunnar Nylund was one of the most influential ceramicists and de...

A Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted French Samson porcelain vase modeled and decorated in the Chinese Kangxi and famille verte style, Paris, last quarter of the 19th century. Signed by Samson on the bottom. Lid restored and bottom drilled for electricity. Edmé Samson (1810-1891), founder of the porcelain firm Samson, Edmé et Cie (commonly known as Samson Ceramics...