Elsi Bourelius, large unique ceramic vase from her own studio.
Elsi Bourelius, large unique ceramic vase from her own studio.
Sculptural hourglass-shaped vase with a wide, flat collar in a pale yellow-green glaze. The body is in brown chamotte ceramic with incised ornaments and a stylised face motif, highlighted in white. Unique. Signed.
Origin: Sweden.
Designer: Elsi Bourelius.
Material: Ceramic.
Dimensions: H. 35 cm, D. 20 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 studied at Konstfack in Stockholm from 1929 to 1934 and later in Berlin, and then worked for Steninge Keramik and Gabrielverken. She ran her own workshop in Gamla Stan in Stockholm and also designed for Jie Gantofta from 1965 to 1973. She is known for her sculptural functional and decorative pieces and her figures.
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