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Michael Schilkin

(Finland, 1900-1962)
Estimate
3 000 - 4 000 EUR
33 900 - 45 200 SEK
3 070 - 4 090 USD
Hammer price
6 800 EUR
Covered by droit de suite

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Sweden: BUS
Finland: Kuvasto

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Michael Schilkin
(Finland, 1900-1962)

A CERAMIC SCULPTURE.

The Proud Lady. Signed Schilkin, Arabia. Stoneware with chamotte. Height 33 cm.

Designer

Michael Schilkin (1900-1962) was a Finnish sculptor and ceramicist born in Trubino, Russia. He moved to Finland in 1921 and studied at the Central School of Art. Eventually he was hired at the Arabia porcelain factory. He is mainly known for his stoneware and clay figurines depicting wild animals, but also created human figures and wall reliefs in public places with musty glazes in earth tones. The sculptures are powerful with a humorous tone.

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