Bidspirit auction | Nylund & Dahl for Rorstrand

Nylund & Dahl for Rorstrand Ceramic Flambe Vase - Gunnar Nylund (Swedish, 1904-1997) and Oskar Dahl (Swedish, 1902-1966) for Rorstrand, Sweden. Unique or ”unik” Art Deco ceramic urn vase vessel depicting a neoclassical archer presenting a goose, 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. Stamped along the underside ”Flambe Rorstrand” with ”Modell” and ”Nylund” on either side of an ”ALP” mark. Below this, the stamp continues ”Lidkoping, Sweden, ” ”Dekor: O. Dahl, ” and ”Unik”; numbered 7470. 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.