Description:

Elsi Bourelius, large ceramic vase.

Large, tall vase with a rounded square section in unglazed brown clay with a vertical band of white geometric decoration with circles and lines. Signed.

Origin: Sweden.
Designer: Elsi Bourelius.
Material: Ceramic.
Dimensions: H. 35 cm, D. 13 cm.
Period: 1970s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear.

Bio:
Elsi Bourelius (1909–2001) was a Swedish ceramicist and watercolour painter, born in Kalmar. She trained at Konstfack in Stockholm from 1929 to 1934 and worked at Steninge Keramik and Gabrielverken, among others, before opening her own workshop. From 1965 to 1973 she also designed for Jie Gantofta, and she is known for her elegant, often figurative ceramics.