'Sputnik' a ceramic wall sculpture, Bromölla, Sweden, 1960s.
Partly glazed, signed S. C-son and dated 60 or 69 (blurred), height ca 25 cm, length ca 42 cm, depth 9 cm.
Repair at the lower left side, chip.
Stig Carlsson, Bromölla 1960s.
Acquired as a 50th year anniversary gift in July 1964, thence by descent.
The seller explains: 'Sputnik and human spaceflight were very topical at the time, since in 1961 Yuri Gagarin had become the first human to orbit in space. At that time, Anders Bruno Liljefors had a studio in Bromölla where he could use the industrial ceramic kiln at Ifö-verken, a kiln that had sufficient volume and temperature for the works he produced. My father's acquaintance, was the manager of the Ifö factory in Bromölla, from where he had bought the relief directly from the artist. After my father's 50th birthday celebration, I helped put it up on a whitewashed wall in our modern living room. It graced its place!'