Colorful, Distinctive Scandinavian Ceramics
Bjørn Wiinblad planter, Denmark, 1972. Glazed earthenware, stylized girl with flowers holding a planter, glazed mark inside bottom of tapered base, “V16 Bjorn Winnblad 72 Danmark,” 20 in. h. by 16 in. w. by 12 in. d., $2,750.
The Scandinavian Design movement emerged in the 1950s in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway. Pottery from Scandinavian artists Wilhelm Kåge, Arne Bang, Axel Salto, Birger Kaipiainen and others were included in a recent Wright sale in Chicago. The simple designs have become popular in American homes. A gold-colored, cylindrical Farsta vase made in 1960 […]