a stoneware vase in the "budding" style, Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, 1940s-50s.
Spherical form with so-called Sung glaze, incised signature SALTO, stamped green factory mark and wave mark in underglaze blue. Height 26 cm, diameter 35 cm.
The base rim with minor production defect.
Employee at Illums Bolighus, Copenhagen, ca 1948-55.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Susanne Bruhn & Pia Wirnfeldt (eds.), "Axel Salto - Stentøjsmesteren", CLAY - Keramikmuseum, Denmark 2017, compare with the model illustrated p. 87, "Vase i knoppet stil. 1942" and cat. no. 134 and 168 respectively, model 20.663 dated 1944.