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Pottery => Scandinavian & Nordic => Topic started by: Martyn on August 01, 2007, 07:19:35 PM

Title: Rorstrand Gunnar Nylund Vase
Post by: Martyn on August 01, 2007, 07:19:35 PM
No pots here in the Porcelain yet so here's a Gunnar Nylund vase (sorry for the poor image) made by Rorstrand, Sweden circa 1950....
Title: Re: Rorstrand Gunnar Nylund Vase
Post by: Martyn on August 01, 2007, 10:17:02 PM
Hi Pip,

 I dont have a problem with that, the high fired glazes on these will often leave a paler rim where the glaze has run away from (thined) on the fine rims reveaving the white porcelain boby colour, it's an intentional detail, but it still has a high glaze over the rim, unless the piece has been resprayed with a varnish it looks OK to me, and a very beautiful example as well.

Please put a pic of yours up too when you've time, you know what it's like at a fair we only took a few seconds coming to a decision so it would be good to have another look.
Title: Re: Rorstrand Gunnar Nylund Vase
Post by: Collectiques on August 07, 2007, 08:31:35 AM
I have a Rorstrand Bertil Lundgren and a plate (photo) that I really have no clue about ...and havent been able to find anything similar - mind you Rorstand isnt so easy to come by in New Zealand ...
Title: Re: Rorstrand Gunnar Nylund Vase
Post by: Collectiques on August 07, 2007, 08:32:39 AM
and the little dish
Title: Re: Rorstrand Gunnar Nylund Vase
Post by: Collectiques on August 07, 2007, 10:07:31 AM
wow - tis a small small world indeed -

Rorstand is suddenly becoming quite collectable on our NZ auction sites... but its hard to come by...

bring some over...hehe
Title: Re: Rorstrand Gunnar Nylund Vase
Post by: Martyn on August 07, 2007, 10:10:30 AM
The bird plate looks like an early 50s Marianne Westman design, but I cant remember seeing it before...I'll have a look though some reference.
Title: Re: Rorstrand Gunnar Nylund Vase
Post by: Collectiques on August 07, 2007, 12:01:26 PM
Quote from: Pip on August 07, 2007, 10:48:24 AM
What are the markings like on the back of your plates?

Just plain Rorstrand Sweden - 3 crowns - I'll try get a photo tomorrow but in this side of the world it's sleeptime ... thanks for all your help though :)