Knabstrup (Denmark)

The mark has what looks like a sandcastle with a piece of string coming out the top and the name underneath ..cant be read.

Wallplaque

It could be Knabstrup.



Astroboy

Whoops - ignore my last message..... brain's only half-turned on. Horse plaque designer is Dietlinde Hein - she was associated with Knabstrup between 1960-65. It's quite likely, judging by her other works, that she designed the apple plaque too - but I'll have to research a little more.

It's because I was also looking up a decanter I have by Praschak at the same time that the error arose. *tut*

Many thanks. I'll re-add the information that Knabstrup existed between 1907-1977.

I'm also including the Günter Praschak decanter I mentioned.... Praschak, an Austrian-born ceramacist, worked for Knabstrup between 1964-1970, during which time he also ran his own studio in Denmark.

Ah, had a bit more time to scour my resources. The apple plaque was designed by Christine Konschak, a German ceramacist who designed for Knabstrup between 1967-70.

cheer Nic - that's really useful info.

No problem.

I really like a lot of Knabstrup's output, but it all seems woefully under-rated. I think it's because a lot of it wasn't very well backstamped, with Knabstrup relying heavily on labels. Many of the hand-painted 'art pottery' pieces only bear the artists' monogram, so can be very hard to identify once the accompanying label has gone.

Johannes Hansen, for example, created some wonderful sculptural pieces for the factory during his 1953-70 tenure as artistic director of the firm. Pieces such as: http://www.holbmus.dk/projekter/knabstrup/floejpig.htm

Seriously, if much of my spare time/cash weren't invested in Holmegaard glass, I would be focussing on this factory. Without a doubt.

Backstamps:

1909 -1926: Output unmarked.
1927 - 1972: The smoking potter's oven, as seen above, was used.
1973 - 1977: Two 'K's back-to-back, standing for Knabstrup Keramiske Industri

Addendum to my comment about Knabstrup's production dates (1907-1977)

Post-1977: Bjørn Wiinblad takes over the factory after it merges with Nymølle. The factory is renamed Knabstrup Keramiske Fabrik A/S, and (from what I've gathered) only produced Nymølle designs thereafter, until the factory closed in 1988.

More info about Knabstrup and their designers (in Danish) here...

http://knabstrup-specialisten.dk/index.php/244483

http://www.freeformsusa.com/ceramics/mogen.htm

lots more scandanavian stuff

small bottle vase found yesterday 11cm

It's the same as my Günter Praschak decanter, but with a different decor.

pinkspoons wrote:

is your decanter that small??

Not too far off - 13.5cm, without the cork.

A bottle vase with a stylised leaf design on all four sides. Cube shaped candle holders with same design. All pieces are fully marked with the double K mark and what I think is the designer's monogram (any ideas?). There is also a KK paper label on the vase and the remainder of one on one candle holder. Silky, matt chocolate glaze.



Carlo