This is an amazing 1960s unique art pottery Swedish Vase.
It is a large size and it is most certainly a showstopper when on display. It was made at Tilgmans Keramik (Sweden). It is signed on the base and with the artist's monogram.
Tilgmans Keramik was a pottery just outside of Gothenburg. It operated from 1948-1975. In its heyday, it employed about 80 people. The pottery was started by Paul Harald Tilgmann (1904-1974).
The pottery was very popular in the 1950s when it was managed by its artistic director, Marian Zawadzki (1912-1978). Zawadzki was a Polish refugee and started work at Tilgmans in 1953. He developed a technique using a sophisticated sgrafitto decoration. This involved carving fine lines into the dark textured background. The designs were then hand-painted with coloured overglazes. Common themes featured birds, fish, flowers and butterflies.
The Pottery closed after Tilgmann's death in 1974.
Dimensions: 14 3/4 inches. At the widest point it is 8 inches. It is a slimmer shape with a depth of 4 3/4 inches. It is a bit of a beast and unpacked it weighs nearly 3.2 kg.
This vase is a particularly large and highly decorative one. The design is different on each side.
Postage will be with Royal Mail, Tracked Medium Parcel. This will be applied to your order at the checkout. Please select a signed for service.