Åke Palmgren for Krukmakaren in Ystad, large unique vase.
Åke Palmgren for Krukmakaren in Ystad, large unique vase.
Tall bottle-shaped vase with a green-glazed neck and shoulder and a brown body with an incised stylised figure. Unique. Signed. With original sticker.
Origin: Sweden.
Designer: Åke Palmgren.
Material: Ceramic.
Dimensions: H. 29 cm, D. 11 cm.
Period: 1970s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear.
Bio:
Åke Palmgren (died 1988) was a Swedish ceramicist and the eldest son of Nils Palmgren, who founded the Krukmakaren workshop in Ystad in 1951. After his father’s death in 1962, Åke ran the workshop together with the ceramicist Ulrika Palmgren and later with his wife Lena Palmgren. Krukmakaren in Ystad is known for handmade functional and decorative ceramics, and the workshop still exists.
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