Gunnar Nylund & Carl-Harry Stålhane, three vases and three bowls, Rörstrand.
Stoneware, glazed in shades of brown, green, and black. Signed R Sweden GN, R Sverige GN, and R Sweden CHS with various model designations. The bowls' length 10-17, height 3-9.5 cm. Height of the vases 18-25.5 cm.
Some wear. Marks. Glaze cracks. Glaze spots. Firing cracks. One bowl and two vases are not first quality.
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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