Description:

Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, large dish.

Large round stoneware dish with radiating decoration in ochre, brown and greyish tones and a dark, ribbed rim. First quality. Marked.

Origin: Sweden.
Designer: Gunnar Nylund.
Material: Stoneware.
Dimensions: H. 5 cm, D. 26 cm.
Period: Mid-20th century.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear.

Bio:
Gunnar Nylund (1904–1997) was a Swedish ceramicist and sculptor, born in Paris. He worked at Bing & Grøndahl from 1925 to 1928 and in 1928 founded, together with the chemist Nathalie Krebs, the workshop that became Saxbo in 1930. From 1931 to 1955 he worked at Rörstrand, mostly as artistic director, and he is particularly known for his stoneware with matte glazes and his animal figures.