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UPDATE: A spectacular underwater garden scene or "Havsflora" as the line is called by Upsala-Ekeby...as a way to continue the motif called Spectra that was originally designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson. Matte chocolate brown stoneware decorated with shells and a school of fish with a hand-painted glaze technique - which makes this large charger a true piece of art. 
15" diameter
*Note we have the original Spectra lamps and vases to match.

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More Martha

A lovely way to start the new year...with an editorial in this month's Martha Stewart Living on all things Scandinavian...

3 mottled glaze ceramics, all by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden 1950s

from l to r: Blue spherical vase from Marsellis, Sweden, 1940s

Small bud vase from Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden 1950s

Blue vase by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Denmark 1950s

Bowl from Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden 1950s

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A Horse of a Different Color

It never ceases to amaze that we can be surprised by yet another new iteration of a classic. This 1950s horse by Aldo Londi for Bitossi has never come in this particular glaze - Mottled Chartreuse!

UPDATE: And then there were two...the even rarer Bull just arrived!
10" x 10" (Horse)
12" x 6" (Bull)

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Our Latest Twins

Meet the Murano duo that has just arrived stateside. Late 20th Century meets Neoclassicism with gold leaf floating in amber glass. Fabulous for the mantle and a great shape for flowers.
13.5"

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Quan Yin Porcelain

Intended to suggest the Chinese figurines that were once carved from a single ivory tusk, this is, in reality, a rare American porcelain figure created by the Boehm company. While there were only 81 ever made, this is from the first edition from 1956 (1 of 60). Quan Yin is an enduring decorative motif, as she is considered Buddha in female form.
16"

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Brightly Bitossi

A perfect pairing of Italian ceramics in yummy lemon yellow, chocolate brown, and a dash of vanilla.
Bitossi, Montelupo Italy, 1950s
12", 9"

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Eighties Oddities

A technique in blown/cut glass we believe is unique to Antonio Daros for Cenedese circa the new wave 1980s! Classic Murano fused caning with an important twist - hand etched with a diamond wheel to create added textural interest to the exterior of the vases.
top: 12"
mid: 9.5"
btm: 12.5"

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