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Rörstrand Stoneware Figure by Gunnar Nylund, Fish
Located in København, Copenhagen
Rörstrand stoneware figure by Gunnar Nylund, fish.
In perfect condition. 1st. factory quality.
Measures: 16 x 14.5 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Pottery
Nils Thorsson Ceramic Jar with Lid for Royal Copenhagen
By Johanne Gerber, Kari Christiansen, Royal Copenhagen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A glazed stoneware jar with a geometric, abstract design in relief. Designed by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen. Marked accordingly.
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic
Vintage Scandinavian Oxblood Glazed Pottery Vase, 1960s
By Nils Thorsson
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This vase in the style of Nils Thorsson and Daniel Andersen is made of ceramic glazed in oxblood red, highlighted by white edges.
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Danish Pair of Matte Blue Stoneware Pottery Lamps by Soholm
By Soholm Pottery
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern pair of ceramic blue stoneware lamps manufactured by Soholm, Denmark. This pair features a speckled matte light blue glaze and have been rewired for the US. Marked...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Art Deco Scandinavian Attributed Grotesque Marabou Stork Pottery Bookends
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual and stylish Art Deco pair pottery grotesque bird bookends, probably Scandinavian and
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Terracotta
Stephanie Black Trio Hand Thrown Studio Pottery Vessels, circa 2007
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning trio of finely made, contemporary, hand thrown Studio Pottery by Stephanie Black. The
Category
Early 2000s British Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Table Lamps by Soholm
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of table lamps by Soholm Pottery, Denmark, circa 1960.
Glazes stoneware. Existing wiring
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Table Lamp by Soholm
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Long Island City, NY
A table lamp by Soholm Pottery, Denmark, circa 1960s.
Glazed stoneware.
Existing wiring, rewiring
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
$1,650
Large Stoneware Table Lamp by Soholm
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Long Island City, NY
Glazed stoneware table lamp by Soholm Pottery, Denmark, circa 1960.
Existing wiring, rewiring
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Danish Modern Floor Vase
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Beautiful large, vintage, Danish Modern floor vase in stoneware from the Soholm Stentaj pottery
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Large Søholm Tall Blue Stoneware Lamp - Two Items
By Soholm Pottery, Einar Johansen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Einar Johansen for Soholm Pottery. Two items available. Beautiful shiny glaze with deep blue and warm
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware, Ceramic
Arne Bang. Pottery Bowl. Denmark mid 20 c.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Arne Bang. Pottery Bowl. Denmark mid 20 c.
Marked AB 109.
Beautiful glaze in brown shades.
In
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Upsala-Ekeby Arena Art Pottery Vase, Sweden, 1960s, Retro
Located in København, Copenhagen
Upsala-Ekeby arena art pottery vase.
Sweden, 1960s. Retro.
Marked.
In perfect condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Large Stig Lindberg (1916-1982), Gustavsberg Studio pottery vase
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large Stig Lindberg (1916-1982), Gustavsberg Studio pottery vase.
Glaze in shades of brown, circa
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Pottery Vase from Palshus by Per Linnemann-Schmidt, 1970s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pottery vase from Palshus by Per Linnemann-Schmidt, a renowned Danish ceramist.
Fine example of
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Scandinavian Surrealist Ceramic Dish by Bertil Vallien for Rorstrand, 1970s
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large centerpiece relief pottery bowl designed by Swedish ceramist Bertil Vallien and manufactured
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Arne Bang, Pottery Vase, Beautiful Glaze in Brownish Shades
Located in København, Copenhagen
Arne Bang. Pottery vase.
Stamped.
Beautiful glaze in brownish shades.
In perfect condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
1960s Danish Ostergaard Studio Pottery Gourd Vase Sphere Stoneware Sculpture McM
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful, geometric incised piece of midcentury Scandinavian pottery.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Inge-Lise Koefoed for Royal Copenhagen Danish Faience Pottery Vase, Tenera Line
By Inge-Lise Koefoed, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Inge-Lise Koefoed for royal Copenhagen Danish faience pottery vase, Tenera line.
Mid-Century
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Faience
Danish Black White Stoneware Vases / Candleholders by Würtz, 1980s
By Aage Würtz, Kasper Würtz
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Black and white simplistic Danish modern stoneware vases / candle holders designed by Würtz
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Monumental Pair of Backhausen for Soholm Stoneware Black, Cream Lamps, 1980s
By Noomi Backhausen, Søholm Stentøj
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stunning and rarely seen set of large Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern handmade stoneware table
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Dansk Design Set of 4 Espresso / Coffee Cups
Saucers by Quistgaard
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
elegant set of 4 Espresso/coffee cups and saucers each plate its 5" diameter, great condition no chips or cracks, circa 1950's part of the flameware line, designed by Quistgaard made...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Planter
Located in Astoria, NY
Danish Mid-Century Modern art Studio Pottery ceramic planter with floral motif, marked 'Denmark' on
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
Large Hand Painted Vase with Bird Motif by Heerwagen Ceramics, Denmark, 1976
By Karin Heerwagen
Located in Odense, DK
Large ceramics vase hand made by Danish artist Karin Heerwagen in 1976. The vessel is decorated with a delightful bird motif repeated around the outside The couple Karin and Erling H...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Limited Edition Modernist Wall Plaque by Bertil Lundgren, Rorstrand Sweden 1970s
By Rörstrand, Bertil Lundgren
Located in Miami, FL
Bertil Lundgren for Rorstrand, Sweden beautiful midcentury Swedish modernist stoneware wall plaque/deep dish with an uneven square shape and hand painted in browns and blue underglaz...
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Gunnar Nylund Matte Glaze ALP Stoneware Bowl
By ALP Lidköping 1, Gunnar Nylund
Located in New Windsor, NY
A stoneware rusty brown matte glaze bowl with gold accents to the bowl's edge and foot. A beautiful contrast of colors. Fully signed on the bottom in gold, Modell Nylund, ALP, Lidkop...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Hilkka-Liisa Ahola Floral Ceramic Mirror for Arabia, Finland, 1950s
By Arabia of Finland, Arabia, Josef Frank, Hilkka-Liisa Ahola, Marimekko
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian Modern organic decorations and stylized floral motifs in blue, black, green and fuchsia pink
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware, Mirror
Hiort Petersen Golden Decor Modernist Table Lamps, 1960s
By Gerd Hiort Petersen, Søholm Stentøj
Located in Copenhagen, DK
multiple lines and geometric shapes with small decorative silver and black colored dots. Soft cornered
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic
Large Würtz Rustic Anthracite Stoneware Vase, 1970s
By Aage Würtz
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Striking and voluminous Danish organic modern stoneware vase with beautiful anthracite glaze. Multiple rustic handmade holes around the neck of the vase.
Signed by the designer under...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Alingsås 1950s Hand-Painted Swedish Modern Floral Ceramic Table Lamp
By Alingsås Keramik
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hand-sculpted and hand-decorated multicolored floral glaze Swedish Mid-Century Modern stoneware table lamp by Swedish Alingsås in the 1950s. Large rose, pink and rosewood colored flo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Danish Blue Bird Ceramic Wall Plate or Vide-Poche
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish midcentury organic modern ceramic wall plate or vide-poche bowl. Elongated shape with hand-painted stylized peacock-like birds in blue and green over sandy beige and brown col...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
1960s Kaj Franck for Arabia Pottery Dish, Finland
By Arabia of Finland, Kaj Franck
Located in Sacramento, CA
1960s pottery dish designed by Kaj Franck for Arabia of Finland. Design evokes a compass. In
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Christian Poulsen Collection of Six Unique Studio Vases
By Christian Poulsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Collection of six studio vases by Christian Poulsen. Beautiful glaze to all six vases, all three are unique. Christian Poulsen ceramics was used in many of Finn Juhl installations an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Pottery
Ceramic Vase, Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa, Norway 1940s-1950s
By Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceramic vase with rough conepatterns in brown/beige/white colours made by Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa, Norway under the 1940s-1950s.(1918-1991). Measures: H 20 cm. 8.5 cm D bottom, 7.5 cm D...
Category
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Bjorn Wiinblad Ceramic Vase with Lid, Danish Pottery
By Bjørn Wiinblad
Located in New York, NY
Vintage 1960s Danish pottery vase by Bjorn Wiinblad.
This covered vase is in excellent, like new
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Blue Stoneware Tablelamp Pair by Søholm Keramik, Bornholm 1970s
By Einar Johansen, Soholm Pottery
Located in Stockholm, SE
(pottery) in Bornholm, Denmark 1970s. Beautifully glazed blue brown colors with pinecone /pineapple
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Axel Salto Vase
By Axel Salto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Axel Salto Vase was Originally Designed as a Lamp.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
$4,500
Hand Thrown Ceramic Pitcher
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking Scandinavian Modern hand thrown brown matte glazed ceramic pitcher signed ASCAL, circa
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Danish Abstract Ceramic Cock Figurine by Børge Jørgensen for Søholm, 1960s
By Børge Jørgensen, Søholm Stentøj
Located in Vordingborg, DK
Børge Jørgensen, abstract ceramic bull figurine, no 3800. Glaze by Sven Aage Jensen produced by Søholm 5 years in the early 1960s.
Dimensions:
L x W x H: 8.5 x 4.5 x 17 cm.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Fajance Vase by Grethe Helland Hansen Royal Copenhagen
By Royal Copenhagen, Grethe Helland Hansen
Located in Vordingborg, DK
Baca fajance/ceramic vase designed by Grethe Helland Hansen and produced in 1960s at Royal Copenhagen, Denmark.
Complexed and detailed patterns which in creation from Scandinavia ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Pair of Tall Hand-Thrown Stoneware Table Lamps by Inger Persson
By Inger Persson
Located in Babworth, Retford
Each individually decorated with tenmoku and mixed glazes. Made for Rorstrand.
Signed by hand with the Rorstrand marks, the Persson mark and Atelje, Sweden.
Sweden, circa 1960.
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic
Signed Carl Harry Stalhane Rorstrand Scandinavian Pottery Low Bowl Mid-Century
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand
Located in Denver, CO
One of a kind Studio Pottery shallow bowl personally created by Carl Harry Stalhane with his
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Three-Piece Collection of Danish Mid-Century Art Pottery
Located in Papaikou, HI
Two of these pieces are from Soholm Stentoj pottery, Denmark. The third is by Kahler and still
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Soholm Ceramic Relief by Holm Sorensen 1958, Bornholm, Denmark
By Holm Sørensen, Soholm Pottery
Located in Kongens Lyngby, DK
Beautiful and rare relief/bowl in ceramic model 508 by Holm Sorensen made at Søholm, Denmark in 1958.
At the back the relief has some small holes for entering some hooks/strings.
...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Set of 6 Midcentury Swedish Art Pottery Miniature Vases
Located in Riga, Latvia
Different style/size/artist ceramic vases.
Heights: 4.5-7 cm.
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Blue Stoneware Ceramic Vase by Søholm Keramik, Bornholm 1960s
By Einar Johansen, Soholm Pottery
Located in Stockholm, SE
(pottery) in Bornholm, Denmark 1960s. Beautiful glazed sea blue colored vase with circled decor relieffs
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Stunning 1960s Cobalt Blue Ceramic Lamp, Made in Denmark
Located in Victoria, British Columbia
Gorgeous ceramic lamp base made in Denmark - stamped at base - this beauty has a stunning cobalt blue glaze, with an equally stunning design and pattern, sorry this lamp does not com...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Axel Salto Ceramic Vase Royal Copenhagen 1943 Solfatara Glaze
By Axel Salto
Located in London, GB
Early period Axel Salto "budding" vase from the time when he worked at Royal Copenhagen in Denmark with the distinctive "solfatara" lava glaze. Incised signature to base and year cod...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of Scandinavian black pottery you’re looking for. An item from our selection of Scandinavian black pottery — often made from ceramic, pottery and stoneware — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of Scandinavian black pottery — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right object in our assortment of Scandinavian black pottery, those designed in Scandinavian Modern and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. Soholm Pottery, Gustavsberg and Royal Copenhagen each produced at least one beautiful option in this array of Scandinavian black pottery that is worth considering.
How Much is a Scandinavian Black Pottery?
Prices for a piece of Scandinavian black pottery can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $123 and can go as high as $7,000, while the average can fetch as much as $600.
A Close Look at Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.
ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1930s
- Scandinavian design and Nordic design originated primarily in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Norway
- Introduced in the United States in mid-20th century
- Informed by the Bauhaus; influenced American mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold, clean lines and simple, sturdy symmetries
- Use of natural materials — native woods such as pine, ash and beech
- Open, airy spaces
- Promotion of functionality
- Emphasis on craftsmanship; rooted in cabinetry profession and traditional construction techniques
- Minimal ornamentation (little to no embellishment)
- A neutral or light color palette owing to prominence of light woods
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Alvar Aalto
- Hans Wegner
- Kaare Klint
- Arne Jacobsen
- Greta Magnusson Grossman
- Finn Juhl
- Arne Vodder
- Verner Panton
ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.
Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak.
Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.
Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.
On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.
Questions About Scandinavian Black Pottery
- What makes black pottery black?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few ways to make pottery black, but the most popular way is through technique instead of the use of pigments or dyes. With a firing clay technique in the kiln the resulting product can come out a varying array of shades of black. Shop a selection of pottery on 1stDIbs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mata Ortiz black pottery is a type of pottery made in the style of Mogollon earthenware found at an archeological dig site in Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. It typically shows off geometric patterns and stylized animals in dark black and brown hues. Shop a range of Mata Ortiz black pottery on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021The difference between black-figure and red-figure Greek pottery is that in black-figure pottery, figural and ornamental motifs were applied with a slip that turned black during firing and the background was color of the clay, whereas the decorative motifs on red-figure vases remained the color of the clay; the background, filled in with a slip, turned black. Red-figure is essentially the reverse of a black figure. On 1stDibs, shop vintage and antique Greek pottery.
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