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Gunnar Nylund

(Sweden, 1904-1997)
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
536 - 715 EUR
566 - 755 USD
Hammer price
7 500 SEK
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Gunnar Nylund
(Sweden, 1904-1997)

a brown glazed stoneware vase, Rörstrand, Sweden 1950s.

Signed with maker's mark R SWEDEN GN NV. Height 45 cm.

Minor firing spots.

Designer

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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