a stoneware pitcher, probably executed in France, ca 1900.
Slender neck with handle, glazed in blue and some brown hues, signed N d Barck (Nils de Barck) and 44 (blurred). Height 20.5 cm.
Hairline crack to top of the handle.
Nils Barck began early on to experiment with stonewares in the French tradition that prevailed in the late 19th century, where Jean Carriès was a great source of inspiration.
Barck often created shapes that were inspired by nature.
In 1897, Barck exhibited stoneware (à grand feu) at the Stockholm Exhibition.