Gunnar Nylund, a stoneware vase / table lamp, Rörstrand, Sweden 1940s.
Spotted glaze in yellow hues and a little blue, mounted as a table lamp (no drilled hole). Height excluding lamp mount 28,5 cm, total height 47 cm, diameter ca 20 cm.
Lamp shade is missing, a few minor metal marks, electrical function can not be guaranteed.
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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