Description:

Mari Simmulson for Upsala-Ekeby, vase, Rusticana, model 4594.

Ovoid vase in hand-glazed ceramic from the Rusticana series, with vertical ribs in a salmon glaze against a brown speckled ground, a white textured foot and a dark brown neck. Model 4594. Marked.

Origin: Sweden.
Designer: Mari Simmulson.
Material: Hand-glazed ceramic.
Dimensions: H. 16 cm, D. 7 cm.
Period: 1960s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear.

Bio:
Mari Simmulson (1911–2000) was a Swedish ceramicist, sculptor and painter, born in St Petersburg to Estonian parents. She trained in Tallinn and Munich and came to Sweden as a refugee in 1944, where she first worked for Gustavsberg. From 1949 to 1972 she worked at Upsala-Ekeby, creating figures, vases and bowls inspired by Baltic and Russian folk art, among other sources.