Description:

Upsala Ekeby
Large platter, model 5001M, ca. 1960s/70s.
Decorative serving or wall platter in glazed stoneware with a deep sapphire-blue centre and an earthy, subtly textured rim in matte olive tones — a characteristic example of Upsala Ekeby’s modern Scandinavian aesthetic.

Origin: Sweden.
Material: Stoneware.
Dimensions: D. 32 cm.
Period: Ca. 1960s/70s.
Condition: Very good condition, minor signs of age.

Bio:
Upsala Ekeby was one of Sweden’s leading ceramic manufacturers of the 20th century, especially renowned from the 1940s to the 1970s for combining functionalism with artistic expression. The factory collaborated with prominent designers and became celebrated for its experimental glazes and sculptural stoneware forms.