Bidspirit auction | Nylund for Rorstrand ”3 Graces”

Nylund for Rorstrand ”3 Graces” Ceramic Flambe Urn - Gunnar Nylund (Swedish, 1904-1997) for Rorstrand, Sweden. Unique Art Deco ceramic urn vase vessel, ca. 1930s. Decorated by Dahl in the tradition of the ”Three Graces”, this ”unik” image depicts three neoclassical female musicians against a mottled beige ground. Stoneware pottery of Nylund's signature ”flambe” style, with several glazes and details defined by using a Sgraffito etching technique. Stamped along the underside ”Flambe” with ”Modell” and ”Nylund” on either side of an ”ALP” Rorstrand mark. Below this, the stamp continues ”Lidkoping, Sweden, ” ”Dekor: O. Dahl, ” and ”Unik”; numbered 2017. Gunnar Nylund is a prominent figure in illustrious 20th-century Swedish ceramic design. He served as the artistic leader at the Rorstrand factory during the 1940s and 1950s. His work is represented in the Swedish National Museum of Art and Design. Height: 9 1/2 in x width: 10 in x depth: 6 1/4 in. Condition: There are no chips, cracks, losses, or restorations. Light wear to the footrim. Four felt tabs affixed to the underside.