Description:

Svend Hammershøi for Kähler
Low bowl / dish, 1930s.

Low, circular stoneware dish with a pronounced rounded rim and a distinctive grey and black double glaze. The subtly metallic surface and restrained, well-balanced form are characteristic of Svend Hammershøi’s work for Kähler during the interwar period, where material quality and glaze depth are key elements.

Origin: Denmark.
Designer: Svend Hammershøi (1873–1948).
Manufacturer: Kähler.
Material: Stoneware.
Dimensions: H. 3 cm, D. 14 cm.
Period: 1930s.
Condition: Very good condition with minor age-related wear.

Bio:
Svend Hammershøi was a leading figure in Danish ceramic art in the first half of the 20th century and maintained a long-standing collaboration with Kähler. His work is defined by strict geometry, calm proportions, and experimental glazes, often in muted, earthy tones. Today, his ceramics from the 1920s and 1930s are regarded as key works in the development of modern Danish ceramics.