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357(1703176)
Ivar Johnsson(Sweden, 1885-1970)
a pair of "Venus" cast iron urns, Näfveqvarns bruk, Swedish Grace.
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60 000 - 80 000 SEK
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A pair of "Venus" cast iron urns, Näfveqvarns bruk, Swedish Grace.

Relief decoration of a Venus figure and stylised plants with the text VENUS STIGER UR HAFVET (Venus rises from the sea). Height ca. 49 cm, width ca. 57.5 cm including handles, diameter ca. 51.5 cm.

Provenance

Holmsund Manor, Bomhus, Gävle.

Exhibitions

The model was first displayed at Hemutställningen (Home Exhibition) in 1917 at Liljevalchs in Stockholm and subsequently at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925, where the urns were placed outside the Swedish Pavilion.

More information

The model designed in 1917.

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Camilla Behrer
Stockholm
Camilla Behrer
Head of Design/ Specialist Modern & Contemporary Decorative Art & Design
+46 (0)708 92 19 77
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