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Michael Schilkin

(Finland, 1900-1962)
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Michael Schilkin, a black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.
Estimate
40 000 - 60 000 SEK
3 800 - 5 690 EUR
4 340 - 6 520 USD
Hammer price
40 000 SEK
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Finland: Kuvasto

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Michael Schilkin
(Finland, 1900-1962)

A black glazed stoneware figure of a cat, Arabia, probably 1940s.

Signed Schilkin Arabia. Length 43 cm, height 19 cm.

Repairs to ears.

Provenance

General Curt Göransson (1909-1996), thence by descent.

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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