Gunnar Nylund, five pieces of stoneware, Rörstrand, Sweden.
Dish with relief decoration, glazed in brown, length 34.5 cm.
Bowl, model ASH, glazed in brown, diameter 13 cm.
Small round vase with handle, glazed in beige-brown, height 6.5 cm.
Jug/vase with handle, glazed in black, height 28.5 cm.
Jug/vase with handle, glazed in turquoise, height 34.5 cm.
All pieces except for the small round vase are second quality. Marks and some manufacturing defects.
Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997) was a Swedish ceramicist, designer and sculptor. Gunnar Nylund was active for periods at Bing & Grøndahl, for a few years had his own workshop, Saxbo stentøj, and worked at Nymølle ceramic factory in Denmark. For most of his working life he lived in Sweden and was employed at Rörstrand porcelain factory 1931-59 where he was also assigned the role of artistic director. He has become known for his many different animal sculptures in stoneware, but he also made lots of vases, bowls, lamp bases, etc., as well as tableware and other utensils. Nylund also designed glass for Strömbergshyttan.
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