Lillemor Mannerheim stoneware vases Mangania by Upsala Ekeby in Sweden

Set of 4 stoneware vases Mangania designed by Lillemor Mannerheim. Produced by Upsala Ekeby in Sweden.

Ceramic vase model Veckla designed by Stig Lindberg. Produced by Gustavsberg in Sweden.

A rare trio from the ‘Mangania’ series, designed by Lillemor Mannerheim and produced by Gefle for Upsala-Ekeby in 1955. Each piece is made of finely crafted stoneware with Mannerheim’s signature satin matte black glaze, a finish that became her hallmark. Her use of the deep black glaze, developed during her Gefle years, became her artistic signature and remains a defining feature of postwar Scandinavian ceramic design. The set includes three distinct pieces: a tall vase with biomorphic cut-out handles (32 cm), the exceptionally rare small “whale vase...

Set of five vases by Swedish Lillemor Mannerheim. Midcentury stoneware in organic shape with black glaze. It was designed in 1955 as part of the Mangania series. The Mid-Century Ston...