Bidspirit auction | Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand Ceramic

Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand Ceramic Flambe Urn - Gunnar Nylund (Swedish, 1904-1997) for Rorstrand, Sweden. Art Deco ceramic urn or lidded vessel depicting a reclining nude woman with billowing lengths of fabric draped across her body along one side and the same woman kneeling amid foliage along the other side, ca. 1930s. Stoneware pottery of Nylund's signature ”flambe” style with several glazes, including copper-rich blue, and details defined by using a Sgraffito etching technique. With applied double-loop handles on either side of the vessel surmounted by scalloped shell-form finial. Stamped along the underside ”Flambe” with ”Modell” and ”Nylund” on either side of an ”ALP” Rorstrand mark. Below this, the stamp continues ”Sverige” and ”Dekor: Olson”; numbered 46. The underside of the lid is similarly stamped. 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 1/4 in x width: 10 in x depth: 5 1/4 in. Condition: There are no chips, cracks, losses, or restorations. Light wear to the footrim. Light wear where the lid joins with the body.