Gunnar Nylund, Service 69 pcs "Model Nylund" Lidköping/Rörstrand second half of the 20th century porcelain
Consisting of:
11 pcs plates diameter 17.5 cm
11 pcs plates diameter 21.5 cm
10 pcs deep plates diameter 21.5 cm
12 pcs deep plates diameter 25 cm
12 pcs plates diameter 25 cm
1 pc plate with a slightly higher footring diameter 25 cm
1 pc oval serving platter length 26 cm
1 pc oval serving platter length 32 cm
1 pc oval serving platter length 43 cm
1 pc round bowl with handles length 24.5 cm
1 pc sauce boat diameter 17 cm
1 pc soup tureen with lid length 27 cm height 19.5 cm
4 pcs butter dishes diameter 8 cm
1 pc bowl diameter 8.5 cm
1 pc cigarette holder length 8 cm
1 pc accompanying oval serving platter length 36 cm
Wear commensurate with age and use. Yellowed. Cracks. Chip. Heavy discolouring.
Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997) was a Swedish ceramicist, designer and sculptor. Gunnar Nylund was active for periods at Bing & Grøndahl, for a few years had his own workshop, Saxbo stentøj, and worked at Nymølle ceramic factory in Denmark. For most of his working life he lived in Sweden and was employed at Rörstrand porcelain factory 1931-59 where he was also assigned the role of artistic director. He has become known for his many different animal sculptures in stoneware, but he also made lots of vases, bowls, lamp bases, etc., as well as tableware and other utensils. Nylund also designed glass for Strömbergshyttan.
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