Description:

Svend Hammershøi for Kähler, candlestick.

Low candlestick in glazed ceramic with the characteristic Hammershøi glaze in black and white with fluted decoration. Marked.

Origin: Denmark.
Designer: Svend Hammershøi.
Material: Glazed ceramic.
Dimensions: H. 5 cm, D. 13 cm.
Period: 1930s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear.

Bio:
Svend Hammershøi (1873–1948) was a Danish painter, ceramicist and silversmith and the brother of the painter Vilhelm Hammershøi. From 1893 he worked with Kähler in Næstved, where he created simple, classical forms with the characteristic black-and-white or grey glaze now known as the Hammershøi glaze.