Axel Salto (Danmark 1889‑1961). Vas. "Sommervase". Modellnummer 20250. Royal Copenhagen, Danmark 1932. Signerad och daterad 20250 6‑5 1932 SALTO med böljemärket. Dekor av fåglar och bladverk i relief. Stengods, rutilglasyr i gröna, beige och gråbruna toner. H 33, Ø 28 cm.
An important and early Axel Salto "Sommervase" stoneware vase model 20250, Royal Copenhagen 1932. Height 33, Diameter 28 cm.
Conceived in 1931.
"Sommervase" was the first of Salto's models to be introduced in the Royal Copenhagen model catalog in 1931. The present vase is thus an unusually early example with a rutile glaze developed by fellow ceramicist Patrick Nordström (1870-1929).
The present vase is pictured in a 1967 catalogue from Royal Copenhagen.
According to label previously in the collections of Hermod Lannung (1895-1996).
An Important Swedish Private Collection.
Produktkatalog, Den Kongelige Porcelainsfabrik A/S, 1967, avbildad.
Susanne Bruhn & Pia Wirnfeldt (red.), Axel Salto - Stentøjsmesteren, 2017, modellen upptagen i förteckningen kat. nr. 145 samt avbildad s. 115.
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