Axel Johann Salto - Important Nordic Design London Wednesday, November 16, 2011 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    De-accessioned direct from the archive of the Royal Copenhagen Factory and Museum, this example was their floor sample, the other known variants of this design based on this piece

  • Literature

    Axel Salto, Den Spirende Stil, Copenhagen, 1949, p. 96 for a drawing and image of a similar example

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Very rare tall vase in the ‘budding’ style

1940s
Glazed stoneware.
43.8 cm (17 1/4 in) high
Stoneware, handbuilt porcelain appliques, ‘celadon’ glaze, Japanese bronze ‘Urushi’ style additions. Manufactured by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark. Incised with ‘SALTO’ and painted with manufacturer’s marks.

Estimate
£30,000 - 40,000 

Sold for £51,650

Important Nordic Design

17 November 2011
London