Scandinavian Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Design By Bertel Gardberg, Finland 1950s

A small and beautiful Scandinavian Modern bronze candle holder with amazing patina. Designed by silversmith Bertel Gardberg and made in solid bronze by BODA, Finland 1950s. Great...

Bronze mortar and pestle, Italy, 1950s Found in a country house. Good conditions. The mortar has a height of 8 cm and a diameter of 10 cm. The pestle is 18 cm long.

1950s French Olive Wood Mortar and Pestle – Exquisite Brutalist Design Bowl size: 19cm x 18 cm Height 14 cm.

An Italian bronze mortar and pestle, 18th century. 3 ¾ inches wide by 3 ⅜ inches deep by 2 inches tall

A nice vintage apothecary bronze mortar and wood pestle, circa 1950s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 5"W x ...

A vintage Mortar and Pestle of brass. The piece is quite patinated, but could easily be brought to a full gleaming shine. Mortars and pestles ahve been around for many years = to c...

Two mortars with pestles, brass, Genoese "pesto" production, Italy, 1950s. Decommissioned from the factory where they were used to make basil "pesto", a typical Italian condiment mad...

Handcrafted in Africa, wooden footed mortar and pestle. Great patina this kind of Moroccan mortar are used to grind spices. Nicely carved, the wood has some cracks on the bottom. ...

Porcelain mortar and pestle. Great for cooks or as an accent piece. Heavy duty. By Coors USA.

Dish designed by Tapio Wirkkala, Finland, 1950s. Laminated birch. Signed. Dimensions: W: 19.4 cm/ 7 2/3" L: 36.7 cm/ 14 1/2" Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) can be described as one of the icons of Finnish design and a symbol of the international success of post-war Finnish design. Tapio Wirkkala studied sculpture at the Helsinki Central School of Industrial Design from 1933 until 1936, but he was also a self-studied artist in many areas, including glass design. His success as a glass artist began in 1946 when he designed one of his most famous works, the Kantarelli vase, for Iittala. Wirkkala gained worldwide success in 1951 at the Milan Triennial, where he received three Grand Prix awards: for the exhibition architecture, glass design and wooden sculptures. Tapio Wirkkala felt a deep relationship with nature and his absolute favourite spot was located in Finland's deepest forests. From the beautiful landscape, Tapio Wirkkala could find inspiration for his works, often characterised by organic shapes. Leaves, birds, ice and water are recurring themes in his design. Tapio Wirkkala was also a furniture designer and a sculptor. He started his career as a sculptor in the 1930s but abandoned the traditional sculpture in the post-war years – in the early 1950s, alongside with other works, he started to develop an entirely new relationship with sculpture and a new technique to be used. The result was a series of unique plywood sculptures which combined form and movement in the vibrant, densely lineated surface of plywood. Wirkkala’s sculptures represented exceptional abstractism and gave Finnish sculpture...