Royal Copenhagen (Denmark)

A Patrick Nordstrom (1870-1929) small vase dated September 1921.  Nordstrom was one of the first generation pioneers of Scandinavian studio ceramics and a huge influence on subsequent generations of Danish potters. He worked at Royal Copenhagen from 1911-1922 before setting up an independent studio in Islev

.  The glaze skips on this are deliberate

A Patrick Nordstrom bowl. This is marked on the base with a low model number S778 suggesting it is early and with the three wavy lines.  The monogram is not clear because of the glaze over it but looks like it has an N in it.  Certainly it isn't OM, KK or CH which are the contemporary monograms to this. I've also seen other examples of this shape attributed to Nordstrom and would date it, based on comparable model numbers, to c1914.

While Nordstrom was one of the pioneers of Scandinavian stoneware, he was himself influenced by others, especially in his glazes.  The most important influence was probably the French potter Jean Carries (1855-1896).  Nordstrom studied in Paris before he joined Royal Copenhagen so would have known his work.

A celadon glazed bowl by Axel Salto for Royal Copenhagen

Kevin H - these are lovely things. What got you into Scandinavian?

What got me into Scandinavian ceramics? - scandinavian glass initially which I'd been buying alongside Whitefriars mainly from Ruskin Antiques in Stow on the Wold in the late 1990s and from David Mann's freeforms website (when he was still based in London).

Then I discovered the Scandinavians made great mid-century ceramics too around the time ebay started up in the UK which made it available. Robin Hecht's book, Scandinavian Art Pottery, was important (still the main source in English) as was a trip to Stockholm in 2001.

That celadon bowl is the nicest thing you have posted. How big is it .... 100mm dia?

Yes about that.

Salto (1889-1961) is best known for his budding, sprouting and fluted series of ceramics and the use of a solfatara glaze. He worked at Bing and Grondhal, Saxbo and Royal Copenhagen as well as having his own studio but was little appreciated for his work during his lifetime because it was so different to everything else and didn't really reference the Chinese or Japanese traditions. He has since risen to being seen as one of the most original potters of the 20th C and his work has crossed over from the ceramics arena into that of fine art and sculpture (with prices to match).

Hi
Does anyone know this artist mark BA?
Thanks
Peter

Kevin - bought this recently he squiggle is a Nils Thorsson design but is this Marselis range? 80mm high

All of the Marselis pieces I've seen don't have the RC wavy lines but a different mark though they do usually have a four digit code. Also it is fairly common to find crazing to the glaze on Marselis pieces.

I think this is more likely to be a studio piece by Nils Thorsson - certainly that is his mark. It is difficult to see the third number that is impressed here but looking all possible numbers doesn't suggest a standard production model number.

Kevin. Numbers are 2403 (or possible 2463). So your reference to studio piece does this mean Atelje equivalent so the 15th would be it's number in that run.

Difficult to know if it is unique or from a run of several. I've seen unique pieces that just have the wavy lines and the monogram and that is all. I've seen others with impressed numbers too, others with a printed mark as well, others with a unique number and no signature. They seemed to make it up as they went along with anything that wasn't a standard production piece.

Stylistically it looks 30s/40s.

excellent TYVM

A unique Royal Copenhagen stoneware vase by Kresten Bloch (1912-70)

A group by Patrick Nordstrom.  Carl Halier threw the pots and Nordstrom glazed them.  

Hello

Hope someone can name or give me a site .

Royal Copenhagen vase dated 1968

Initials are T D

Thanks in advance

Steve

http://www.jamiri.dk/Royal-Copenhagen-mark.htm

Thanks for the link - spent an hour on that site earlier, still no luck -

So the BAR (not dot) looks like its under the A of COPENHAGEN

Bar below a letter in Royal, Denmark or Copenhagen

meaning 1959

TP will be the artist

TD?

Yes they don't list CAPITAL INITIALS form 1950+ painters marks - just state

In the Collector's Guide by Caroline & Nick Pope you will find a list of the known painters with number-signature and their working period at Royal Copenhagen. Also the data of the designing artist will be an important indication of possible age.

Thanks very much for the replies - - much appreciated

I've got 8 B & G white glaze baby figures that I may need an assist on too!

ATB