Henning Nilsson, a stoneware vase and bowl, Höganäs, Sweden 1966 and 1968.
Burgundy glaze, signed Henning Nilsson Höganäs 1966 and 25-1-1968 respectively. Height of the vase 14.5 cm, diameter of the dish 20.5 cm.
The dish with a star crack underneath (not through).
Henning Nilsson was a Swedish ceramist. As a young man, he had to support himself by working with everything from tailoring, violin making, ceramics, to antiques. He got to know the sculptor Robert Nilsson and Signe Persson Melin, both of whom inspired him to focus on ceramics. He was self-taught as a ceramist. His main interest was in developing interesting glazes, and he became particularly skilled at various oxblood glazes.
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