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Hjordis Oldfors bottle form vase with geometrical decoration in black and moss green. The vase was designed in 1955 as part of the Diagonal series. Maker: Upsala-Ekeby, original production; Size: Height: 8.3 in, Width: 3.5 in, Depth: 2.8 in; Marked: Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, HJ (Hjordis Oldfors) Price: $190
May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Lisa Larson’s cat Mika with a grumpy expression is hand decorated. Lisa designed Mika in 2015 for the Ceramic Studio Gustavsberg. Artist Lisa Larson; Series Mika; Design Year 2015; Maker Ceramic Studio Gustavsberg (Keramikstudion Gustavsberg) in Sweden; Material Stoneware; Length: 3.9 inches, Height: 2.2 inches, Depth: 1.6 inches. Two available. Price: SOLD
Vicke Lindstrand sitting brown was crafted in the 1940s at the Upsala-Ekeby company. Artist Vicke Lindstrand; Year 1940s; Maker Upsala-Ekeby, original production; Material Earthenware; Height: 7.1 inches, Width: 6.3 inches, Depth: 4.7 inches. Price: $168
May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Ingrid Atterberg cylindrical vase in a glossy turquoise glaze on a relief patten. It was designed in the 1960s as part of the Breeze (Bris) series. Hand decorated. Maker: Upsala-Ekeby, original production; Height: 10.2 inches, Diameter: 3.1 inches; Marked: Upsala-Ekeby, Abg (Ingrid Atterberg). Price: $190
May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Lisa Larson modernistic laying cat figure designed as a part of the Lilla Zoo (Small Zoo) series in 1955 at the Gustavsberg pottery in Sweden. Measures approximately 2-1/4” tall and 3-1/4” long. The bottom is impressed with the letter “E” and has a Lisa Larson foil and a Gustavsberg paper label. Price: $185
May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Mari Simmulson hand decorated black cat Fridolin. The cat was designed during Mari's employment at the Gustavsberg factory in the 1940s. Maker: Gustavsberg, original production; Size: Height: 5.5 in, Width: 2.8 in, Depth: 3.1 in; Marked: Gustavsberg, Maris. Price: SOLD
May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Mari Simmulson's hand decorated bird wall plaque. The wall plaque was crafted in the 1960s at the Upsala-Ekeby factory. Artist Mari Simmulson; Year 1960s; Maker Upsala-Ekeby, original production; Material Earthenware; Width 12.2 inches, Height 9.1 inches, Depth 0.6 inches; Marked Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, MS (Mari Simmulson). Price: $360
May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Anton Lang pottery glazed earthenware candleholder depicting two children riding a fish. Produced in Oberammergau Germany in the 1920s or 1930s. Signed on the bottom with an impressed facsimile Anton Lang signature. Measures approximately 7 inches high by 9 inches wide by 3 inches deep. Price: Not Available
Anton Lang (1875 - 1938) was a third-generation German studio potter and an actor in the Oberammergau Passion Play. He played the role of Christ in 1900, 1910, and 1922. His son Karl managed the pottery from 1934 until 1975. Karl’s daughter, Barbara Lampe, took over in 1975 and changed the name of the business to the Barbara Lampe pottery in 1995.
Lisa Larson hand decorated lion cub designed in 1964 as part of the Afrika (Africa) series. Artist Lisa Larson; Name Lion Gigant; Year 1964; Series Afrika (Africa); Maker Gustavsberg, original production; Material Stoneware; Unmarked, no label. Height: 2.2 inches, Width: 2.0 inches, Depth: 2.4 inches. Price: $120
May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Mari Simmulson woman’s face decoration rectangular wall plaque. It was designed in 1964 as part of the Beata series for Upsala-Ekeby. Artist Mari Simmulson; Series Beata; Year 1964; Maker Upsala-Ekeby, original production; Material Earthenware; Height: 7.5 inches, Width: 5.9 inches, Depth: 0.4 inches; Marked UE (Upsala-Ekeby), MS (Mari Simmulson), Sweden, 5051. Price: $150
May be seen at: Antiques Bel Air – Lowry Hill, 1758 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Mari Simmulson (1911-2000) was born to Estonian parents in St. Petersburg, Russia. At the start of the Russian revolution in 1917, the family moved back to Estonia. In 1945, Mari Simmulson began working at Gustavsbergs Porcelain Factory. Mari left Gustavsberg in 1949, taking a position at Upsala-Ekeby. Together with Hjordis Oldfors and Ingrid Atterberg, she completed a trio of influential female designers who set the tone for the company in the 1950s.