Scandinavian Art Pottery : A Contemporary Royal Copenhagen gourd striated Vase by Nils Thorsson - C. 1950's

An attractive striated gourd Vase in greens by Nils Thorssen for Royal Copenhagen from the Marselis Aluminia series

Circa: 1950's

Good Antique Condition - images taken in very bright sunshine - no crazing visible and there are shadows in the images not on the item

Full printed Marselis Makers Marks

5.5 inches (14cm) height approx
Link: http://www.freeformsusa.com/ceramics/Thorsson.htm

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Nils Thorsson 1898 - 1975, Royal Copenhagen - Alumina, Denmark
Nils Johan Thorvald Thorsson (1898 - 1975) Ceramic artist and designer for Royal Copenhagen. Nils joined Royal Copenhagen as an apprentice in 1912, and graduated from the royal Danish Academy in 1917. He went on to become Royal Copenhagen’s most prolific designer. He was Artistic director at Royal Copenhagen from 1949 while also artistic director of Alumina also from 1928-1969
He designed at least 4 of their best known production ranges – Solberg (1930’s), Marselis (Alumina 1950’s) Tenera(1960’s) and Baca (1964 -) He also produced many exquisite art pieces in high fired glazes that are lesser known and hard to find.
Nils also designed the Morgenfue dinner ware range (1934-1967) which I have written about previously HERE.
Nils body of work is so large that it is hard to capture a picture of it as a whole, as of course it changed during his lifetime spent at Royal Copenhagen, but his pieces from the 1950s - 1970’s, especially from the BACA and TENERA ranges,were and remain some of Royal Copenhagen’s most popular works coveted as being prime examples of mid-century modernism.
Nils motifs and designs ranged from the naturalistic to abstract to geometric designs – and I think the best of these are those with the beautiful highly detailed and complex relief patterns from the BACA range. All of the images below are from the BACA range in my collection, and the first piece is one of my favourites.

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