Michael Schilkin
TESERVIS, 19 delar, keramik, Michael Schilkin, Arabia, Finland 1950-60-tal
Kannor för te resp. vatten, höjd 10 och 12,5 cm inkl lock. 7 st koppar med tillhörande fat, koppens diameter ca 10,5 cm. 10 st. assietter, diameter 18,5 cm.
Kannorna signerade i godset M.S.-I och M.S-3.
Två tefat medföljer.
Ytskador, slitage.
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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