Sweden - Decorative Objects

A lovely turquoise naturally shaped vase designed by Ewald Dahlskog at Bo Fajans, Sweden in the 1930s. The vase is 15 cm (6") high and in excellent condition. It has a lovely glaze.

Beautiful vase with brown glaze. Made by Gertrud Lönegren at Rorstrand in Sweden between 1936-41. Great condition. Impressed 'Rörstrand', 'LÖNEGREN' and 'HANDDREJAD'. Gertrud Löne...

This stylish folk art hand-carved wooden plate features intricate pyrographic elements—a traditional wood-burning technique used to create decorative patterns. The design centers aro...

A beautiful stoneware vase with amazing 'leopard' glaze. Made by Yngve Blixt, in his studio in Höganäs, Sweden, 1975. Excellent condition. Incised Yngve Blixt, Höganäs. Yngve Blix...

This burl made in Sweden 1960s with precision handcraft gives a nice edition to any living room with intention to give an organic simple, but jet complex look. The signs of the wood structure and life are clearly visible. The burl is made from the exclusive dark curly birch...

A beautifully crafted pewter bowl or centerpiece by renowned Swedish maker Schreuder & Olsson, showcasing the clean lines and functional elegance typical of mid-20th-century Scandina...

A rather large Art deco vase known as "Argenta" designed by Wilhelm Kåge and handmade for Gustavsberg in the 1930s. Green ceramic with fish scale decoration. The Argenta series is ve...

A bronze sculpture designed by one of the most famous contemporary artist from Sweden Ernst Billgren. The sculptures name is "Abstract Sculpture" and it is made in an limited edition...

A handsome pewter vase designed and produced by Guldsmedsaktiebolaget (GAB) in Sweden, dated 1937. This elegant piece features a classic amphora-inspired shape with subtly flared rim...

Pair of Art Deco / Swedish Grace silverplate and bakelite candlesticks with amazing patina. Made by an unknown designer, Denmark, 1930s. Similar to 'Liljan' candelsticks by Ivar ...

A pair of rare and beautiful Art Deco / Swedish Grace bronze candelsticks with amazing patina. Designed by Sune Bäckström in Malmoe, Sweden, 1920s. Good condition, slightly skewed...

This scandinavian modern stoneware vase attributed to Ewald Dahlskog for Bo Fajans is extremely elegant. It is labeled and deep stamped "Bo Fajans Sweden 1261," is most likely designed by Ewald Dahlskog between 1935 and 1951. It features a curved baluster shape, adorned with lines in relief that spiral diagonally upwards, adding a dynamic texture to its form. The vase is finished with a milky gray glaze, which gives it a sophisticated and timeless appearance. ABOUT Bo Fajans Bo Fajans, originally Bobergs Fajansfabrik AB, was a ceramic factory in Gävle active from 1874 to 1967. Founded by Erik Boberg, the factory initially produced utility goods but expanded to artistic earthenware under Gösta Boberg starting in 1910. From the 1920s, collaborations with designers like Gabriel Burmeister...

An exquisite hand-turned brown onyx bowl dating from the 1970s, showcasing the timeless artistry of natural stone craftsmanship. Sculpted from a single solid block of metamorphic ony...

Mid-Century Bohemian Art Glass Vase by Josef Hospodka for Sklárna Chřibská (Rubin Glass), Czechoslovakia, 1960s A stunning hand-blown art glass vase designed by Josef Hospodka for S...

This striking hand-thrown earthenware vessel features an unusual three-handled form and a richly textured surface that celebrates the raw beauty of fired clay. The vessel’s robust si...

Pair of glass and brass vases, designed by Pentti Sarpeneva for Oy Kumela, Finland, 1960s.

A large apple green glass vase designed by Margareta Hennix for Reijmyre Sweden 1990s. Signed M. Hennix In good condition.

Stylized Ceramic Toucan Bird by Esther Wallin for Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1970s A charming and beautifully stylized ceramic toucan bird known as "Goja" designed and signed by Esther W...

A fantastic vintage ceramic/stoneware figurine/ sculpture depicting an owl made by Thomas Hellström for Nittsjö Sweden. This is one of Hellströms' famous animals for Nittsjö Keramik,...

A stunning brutalist lidded bronze box with amazing patina. Designed by Kaj Blomqvist and made by Rakennusvaline, Finland, 1960s. Great condition.

Elegant Art Deco pewter vase crafted by GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget), Sweden, in 1934. This finely made piece features a rounded, fluted body with a sculptural presence, complemented ...

A rare and striking bronze vase from Metallkonst, Sweden, dating to the 1940s. This piece exemplifies Nordic modernist design, featuring a tall, faceted form with clean geometric lin...

Sculpture "Kullatroll " by Åke Holm (1900-1980) Åke Holm is one of Sweden's most significant ceramicists.He started working as a 15-year-old for Höganäs bolaget. In 1928 he started ...

Very elegant Sliding-Lid Box in mahogany (Swietenia mahogoni) for candles, cutlery or other long narrow items. French Empire, 1820s-1830s. Wear consistent with age and use

A pair of beautiful Art Deco candlesticks with amazing glaze. Made by Anna-Lisa Thomson for S:t Eriks Lervarufabriker in Sweden, 1930s. Great condition - no chips, cracks or crazing...

Ceramic Vase “Spiral” by Ingrid Atterberg for Uppsala Ekeby – 1950s Elegant and characteristic earthenware vase designed by renowned Swedish designer Ingrid Atterberg (1920–2008) f...

A beautiful Art Deco / Swedish Grace glass vase. Designed by Simon Gate and made by Orrefors, Sweden, 1930s. The model was shown for the first time at the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition. ...

Elegant Pair of French Empire Candelabra in Gilt and Patinated Bronze, 1820s An exquisite pair of early 19th-century French Empire candelabra, masterfully crafted in finely chased g...

Ceramic table lamp model '208' by Anna-Lisa Thomson, 1940s. Produced at Upsala Ekeby, 1940s.

A vase in brass by Pierre Forsell, designed and produced at Skultuna in the 1983. This vase is 23 cm (9.2") tall and about 6 cm (2.4") in diameter and in excellent condition. Marked ...

Early pair of pewter Candelabras by Just Andersen made in 1930. Excellent condition. Just Andersen was a renowned Danish silversmith and designer known for his high-quality metalwo...

A beautiful earthenware vase with amazing glaze. Made by Arthur Percy for Upsala Ekeby in Sweden, 1941-1948. Great condition - no chips, cracks or crazing. Impressed with makers mar...

A lovely multicolored vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand, it´s 22 cm (8.4") high and 13 x 7.5 cm (5.2" x 3") wide, it´s in excellent condition. This vase is a unique o...

Three wonderful pieces, two vases and one bowl from Rörstrand and maker, designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Exceptional glazed vases with wonderful curves. Thi...

Lovely “Farsta” vase by Wilhelm Kåge in a small design with thick sides. Beautiful scalloped pattern and rich green glaze running over the body, gathering ...

A pair of night candlesticks in lovely Art Deco style designed by CG Hallberg in Stockholm, Sweden in 1931. The candlesticks are 21 cm in diameter (including the handle), they are 6,...

TAMARA ALADIN, VASE, glass, "Kleopatra", Riihimäen Lasi, 1970-73. Series designed in 1969. The vase is a true masterpiece. Its elegant and timeless design will add a touch of sophistication to any space. Made with finest craftmanship, this vase showcases the perfect blend of form and function. Free-form blown glass...

This rare and exquisite shell dish from Gabriel features a striking Art Deco design, numbered 746. The dish has a high-gloss merlot red finish and is deep stamped with "GABRIEL 746." It also features a sticker displaying the Gabriel trident symbol along with the name "GABRIEL." Dimensions: Length: 21 cm, Depth: 20 cm, Height: 4 cm, Weight: 584 g. ABOUT GABRIEL KERAMIK AND GABRIEL BURMEISTER...

Wonderful blue glaze on these 2 vases and bowl from Rörstrand Sweden, designed by Gunnar Nylund in the 1950s. They are all in good vintage condition. Dimensions: Large vase H ...

Scandinavian modern Selsbo stoneware brown and eggshell glaze vase, signed by Aage Rasmus Selsbo. This stoneware vase has a a conic shape, typical of scandinavian modern design and a...

A elegant Art Nouveau Vase in porcelain by Nils Emil Lundström (1865-1960) for Rörstrands Porslinsfabrik in Sweden. Made in early 20th Century. The vase is decorated with flowers and...

A refined Mid-Century Modern brushed pewter bowl designed and crafted by Schreuder & Olsson, Sweden, circa 1963. This elegantly minimalist piece features a gently curved, semi-oval f...

Beautiful decorative carafe / vase in ceramic by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, Mid-1900s. Signed. In good condition, normal minimal makers defects and smaller signs of age a...

Early 19th century northern Swedish corner clock secretary cabinet desk. This country house furniture is in two parts and made specifically to be placed in corners. Made in painted p...

A gorgeous cut and rather large crystal decorative art glass vase and art miniature sculpture or paper weight made and signed by Mona Morales Schildt from the 1960s. She is regarded ...

A brown vase designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, it´s 16.5 cm (6.6) high. It´s in excellent condition and marked as 1:st quality. Gunnar Nylund was born in Paris 1904 with pare...

Elegance and timeless design: the porcelain "Piede Romano" by Piero Fornasetti. Crafted with attention to detail, this left Roman foot in pristine white, adorned with delicate gold accents, sophistication and charm. Embodying the essence of mid-century luxury, this piece bears the prestigious Fornasetti insignia, marking its origin to the illustrious 1960s era. Versatile in function, it serves as both a distinguished cigarette holder and a stylish pencil organizer...

A large and elegant Dahl Jensen crackle glazed vase with hand painted flowers and gilded banding on rim and base. Designed by Jens Peter Dahl Jensen. Made in Copenhagen, Denmark, 193...

Decorative bowl made by Erik Mornils for Nittsjö, Sweden. Art deco style, made in the 1930's. Awarded at Stockholm industrial exhibition 1930 for this ceramic series. Contact us f...

The pungo vase made in Sweden 1950s by the master Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg. The pungo vase have the most beautiful form and with its matt white glaze this is a piece for many en...

A small but stunning vintage miniature glass vase handmade and signed by Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda, Sweden. It is a part of his selected "Art...

A group of three vases designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand in the 1950s. The vases are between 25.5 - 27.5 cm tall and in excellent condition. They all have stunning glazes ...

Decorative large bowl/base by Erik Mornils for Nittsjö, Sweden. Erik Mornils won prizes at the Stockholm industrial exhibition in 1930 for this series. Contact us for any questions!

Charming 1970s Modernist Rooster Sculpture by Kaija Aarikka, handcrafted in Finland for Aarikka. This piece embodies the playful elegance and clean lines that define Aarikka's signat...

Set of 2x large bowl/plates in Jacaranda/Rose wood by Torsten Johansson for AB Formträ. Measurements: Base: 32x11 CM Top: 32x6 CM

A stunning and unique stoneware rooster sculpture with amazing glaze. Made by Tyra Lundgren. Executed in her own studio in Sweden, 1955. Great condition, but with a couple of chips to the base (pictured). Signed by the artist in two places, and dated 1955-06-20. Provenance: bought from the estate of the artist in 1979. Tyra Lundgren (1897-1979) was one of the most multifaceted artists and modernists of the twentieth century. She was a painter, drawer, sculptor, ceramist, glass- and textile designer, as well as an author and an art critic. She was the first woman who designed glass for Paolo Venini at Murano in Venice and she also served as the artistic leader at Arabia in Helsinki at a time when men tended to hold those kinds of positions. Tyra Lundgren grew up in Djursholm, near Stockholm. Her parents were John Petter Lundgren, professor at Veterinärinstitutet (institute of veterinary sciences) in Stockholm, and Edith Lundgren née Åberg, who was a housewife and raised their six children. The bourgeois home also comprised a nanny and a female cook. The family were very socially active, travelled often, and enjoyed the outdoor lifestyle. Tyra Lundgren’s schooling began at Djursholm coeducational school, where her teachers included Natanael and Elsa Beskow and Alice Tegnér. Her school friends included Greta Knutson-Tzara, Stellan Mörner, and Ingrid Rydbeck-Zuhr. Tyra Lundgren knew from the time she was five years old that she wanted to be an artist. She first became aware of the profession through Axel Fahlcrantz, who rented a studio on the plot of land where she lived with her family. In 1913 she began to attend Högre konstindustriella skolan (HKS, now known as Konstfack, college of arts, crafts and design) where she studied decorative art as well as handicrafts in various forms until 1917. One of her fellow students and friends there was Estrid Ericson, who later founded Svenskt Tenn AB in 1924. Whilst attending HKS Tyra Lundgren also took painting lessons at the Althin school of painting. In 1917 she was accepted as a candidate at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts where, apart from breaks during which she undertook studies abroad, she remained until 1922. She spent a couple of months taking lessons from Anton Hanak in Vienna and from 1920–1923 she was a student of André Lhote in Paris. Tyra Lundgren was primarily active in four countries: Sweden, Finland, France, and Italy. She spent much of her professional life travelling and considered herself to be a European. Greece and Mexico also formed important centres in her artistic life, as did the USA. She had an extensive social network which included focal individuals within twentieth century-European and American artistic and cultural circles. Tyra Lundgren’s main artistic motifs were birds, fish, and people which she depicted through different techniques and materials. Her artistic expression involved a variety of different directions and styles. She was a pioneer of the 1920s Swedish Grace style, the name of which had been coined by the art critic Morton Shand at the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930. This was a Swedish Art Deco style, characterised by elegance and traditional art which contrasted with the current artistic ideals of functionalism. Tyra Lundgren made her debut at a group exhibition held at Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna in 1921. She went on to show her work at various exhibitions throughout the 1920s. After that period she only very rarely exhibited her paintings. Tyra Lundgren’s painted output can be divided into different periods or stylistic directions. The first of these, and the most extensive, was her post-Cubist period which began in 1920 on her arrival in Paris. Her paintings from this time and right up to the mid-1930s typically comprise portraits, self-portraits, live-model painting, still-lifes, interiors, and landscapes in the Cubist style. Many of the great number of self-portraits she painted were produced in the New Objective style, displaying broad variation in terms of clothes, poses and techniques. Two of these – Huvud med vit duk and Självporträtt both from 1921 – can be seen at Moderna Museet in Stockholm, although the majority of these works are at Gotlands Museum. Tyra Lundgren’s second artistic period comprises the years of 1927 to 1929 and is characterised by the New Objective style inspired by medieval techniques and materials (Giotto, Piero della Francesca). Her motifs were still-lifes and landscapes. At this point she was living in Rome and was close to the circle involved in the Valori plastici: rivista d’arte art journal. This period saw a breakthrough in her development as a painter. From the 1950s through the 1970s her work can almost be described as belonging to the Concrete style. Using light pastel colours her paintings sought light in a sometimes non-figurative expression, but often depicting abstract bird-shapes or other nature-inspired imagery. Her paintings from this period are outsized and display powerful colours, in yellows, reds, and blues. Tyra Lundgren maintained a constant production of drawings, both in terms of individual artworks and sketches for patterns and designs. She also produced the illustrations for her book Fagert i Fide. Årstiderna på en gammal gotlandsgård, published in 1961. During her early years she also produced advertising illustrations. She spent the final years of her life primarily working with lithographs which were printed at Galleri Prisma and depicted images of doves, swallows, magpies and crows. Tyra Lundgren is meanwhile best known for her work as a ceramist and in this sphere she was one of Sweden’s leading exponents. She worked in the porcelain industry as a designer and as an artisan and ceramic sculptor. Her first job was at St Eriks Lervarufabrik in Uppsala from 1922–1924, she then worked at Arabia from 1924–1937, and at Rörstrand and Lidköping Porslinsfabrik. She was the artistic leader at Arabia ahead of the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition and she exhibited her work at the World’s Fairs. During the 1934–1938 period she was connected to the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres porcelain factory in Paris. Tyra Lundgren was a pioneer when it came to giving ceramic art a public space in Sweden. She produced around 20 outsized reliefs in stoneware, so-called monumental reliefs. One of these is Märkeskvinnor, from 1947, for the former girls’ school at Bohusgatan in Stockholm. From the 1940s onwards Tyra Lundgren produced sculptural objects in Chamotte clay and stoneware, with various glazings. Her small birds are well-known and popular with many. When her ceramic efforts became too much for her during the 1970s she then produced models for sculptures in bronze. There are six of these in various places around the globe, including Solfågel in Almedalen, Visby. Tyra Lundgren began to work as a glassware designer at Moser in Karlsbad in 1922 where she designed new table services and modernised older ones. She also worked freelance for Riihimäki factory in Finland during the 1924–1929 period. From 1934 to 1938 she was employed by Kosta glass factory where she mainly designed thick-walled bowls and vases, engraved with classical motifs. She was introduced to the glassmaker Paolo Venini at Murano during the Triennale di Milano of 1936 and they began a collaboration that lasted into the 1950s. As part of this collaboration Tyra Lundgren became the first woman to design glassware and, in conjunction with the glassblower Arturo Biasutto, she developed new techniques of glass production. Her motifs at this point were birds, fish, snail-shaped designs and leaf-patterned bowls using traditional techniques as well as in new designs. It was during this time that she created the so-called tissue-shaped bowls and it remains unclear as to who specifically came up with the design but Tyra Lundgren claimed it was of her making. Tyra Lundgren was active as textile designer for Licium (now HV Licium), the sacred textiles...

Item information: Beautiful silver plated vase from FAK around 1930's. Design Influence: Like many Swedish design companies of the time, FAK focused on combining traditional crafts...

A beautiful matte blue vase designed by Eva Jancke-Björk at Bo Fajans in Gefle between 1948-1951. The vase is 24,5 cm high and it is in excellent condition except from a tiny, tiny c...

Large and rare West Germany pottery vase, made by BAY Keramik, 1960s. Marked West Germany 1016-33. Designed by Bodo Mans in his "Reims" pattern.

Amazing in design and execution, this Art Deco compote features three charming birds supporting a polychromed fruit bowl or sculpture. This bowl, acquired in a collectors home in Bel...