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Ceramics - Archives (2009)
Lisa Larson Menageri Series Camel
Sales Archives #1344
Lisa Larson Menageri Series Camel - (Item #1344)

Lisa Larson Camel. One of 5 pieces making up the Menageri series, designed by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg (Sweden) in 1965 and manufactured 1966 through 1976. Original paper label on base.

Dimensions: 4-ins tall by 4-ins long
Bitossi Rimini Blu Boar
Sales Archives #1411
Bitossi Rimini Blu Boar - (Item #1411)

Bitossi Rimini Blu series (1957-1965) large boar figure by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Flavia Montelupo Italy. One of the largest pieces we have had.

Dimensions: 15-ins long by 7-ins tall
Soholm Pitcher Vase
Sales Archives #1054
Soholm Pitcher Vase - (Item #1054)

Elegant vintage Danish pitcher vase. Light colored glazing details to neck and handle over dark gray base. Fully marked on base Soholm Denmark and designers initials LJ.

Dimensions: 7.5-ins tall
Malcolm Leland 1954 Space Bank
Sales Archives #1410
Malcolm Leland 1954 Space Bank - (Item #1410)

Architectural ceramicist Malcolm Leland 1954 designed Space Bank. One of three in a series for the N. S. Gustin Company of Los Angeles. Difficult to imagine one in better condition.

Dimensions: 6-ins tall by 5-in wide

Knabstrup Fish Plaque
Sales Archives #675
Knabstrup Fish Plaque - (Item #675)

Wall hanging tile plaque by Knabstrup (Denmark). Three abstract blue glazed fish on 3/4-in thick earthy colored tile. Knabstrup stamp on verso.

Dimensions: 11.75-ins wide by 9.25-ins high
Large Bennington Vermont Potteries Wall Plaque
Sales Archives #434
Large Bennington Vermont Potteries Wall Plaque - (Item #434)

Chicken Plaque. One of the largest Bennington Potteries (Vermont) pieces we have seen. Has an integrated hanging loop incorporated into the back.

Dimensions: 15-ins by 11.5-ins

Norwegian Black Bowl
Sales Archives #856
Norwegian Black Bowl - (Item #856)

Great shaped and reptile like patterned black glazed bowl from Norway.

Dimensions: 8-ins long by 4.5-ins wide
Studio - Iridescent Bowl
Sales Archives #857
Studio - Iridescent Bowl - (Item #857)

Iridescent glazed studio bowl - great shape - Scandinavian or American? - Chop mark signature not known to us.

Dimensions: 7-ins long by 5-ins wide
Arabia Porcelain Zebra (#7)
Sales Archives #1356
Arabia Porcelain Zebra (#7) - (Item #1356)

Original circa 1963 Mod Zebra from Arabia (Finland) designed by Taisto Kaasinen. Matt Black stripes over white porcelain.

Dimensions: 5.75-ins high by 6-ins long
Ben Siebel Bookends 2
Sales Archives #1395
Ben Siebel Bookends 2 - (Item #1395)

Pair of Ben Siebel ceramic bookends

Dimensions: 6-ins high by 5-ins wide
Lisa Larson Lilla Zoo Series - Fox #3
Sales Archives #1400
Lisa Larson Lilla Zoo Series - Fox #3 - (Item #1400)

Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg Studio (Sweden) Fox (Räv) Lilla Zoo series Designed - 1955 and produced from 1956 to 1978

Dimensions: 4.75-ins long by 2.75-ns tall
Georges Jouve Asymmetrical Ceramic Bowl
Sales Archives #1238
Georges Jouve Asymmetrical Ceramic Bowl - (Item #1238)

Georges Jouve (French, 1910-1964) circa 1950s gun metal black ceramic bowl. Basically circular but beautifully asymmetrical with offset centering and a gentle slope. The base carries both an incised signature Jouve and his distinctive cipher mark (also ink stamped France).

Dimensions: 6.25-ins long by 5.5-ins wide
Desimone for Vietri Fish Bowl
Sales Archives #550
Desimone for Vietri Fish Bowl - (Item #550)

Desimone for Vietri (Italy) fish bowl. Unusual shape with very vibrant glaze colors. Fully marked base (see photos).

Dimensions: 9.25-ins long by 5-ins high
Lisa Larson Large Lion
Sales Archives #1272
Lisa Larson Large Lion - (Item #1272)

Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg large sized Lion - with old paper label. Late addition to the 1964 AFRIKA series produced from 1970 onwards.

Dimensions: 6-ins tall
Lisa Larson Menageri Series Cat
Sales Archives #1343
Lisa Larson Menageri Series Cat - (Item #1343)

Lisa Larson cat. One of 5 pieces making up the Menageri series, designed by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg (Sweden) in 1965 and manufactured 1966 through 1976. This is perhaps the rarest of all the Lisa Larson cat figures. Original blue paper label on leg.

Dimensions: 2.5-ins long by 3.75-ins high
Lisa Larson WWF Bison
Sales Archives #446
Lisa Larson WWF Bison - (Item #446)

Lisa Larson 1975 limited edition Bison. Limited edition of only 2000 pieces designed in 1975 for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Base is stamped "Exclusively made for NK by Lisa Larson Sweden limited edition of 2000 for the benefit of WWF". It also carries the WWF and Gustavsberg logos on it's two front feet.

Dimensions: 8-ins by 7-ins
Small Ceramic Pitcher
Sales Archives #843
Small Ceramic Pitcher - (Item #843)

Nice little pitcher with red and yellow glaze pattern over white and exposed loping horse figures. Embossed base markings illegible - German?

Dimensions: -ins by -ins
Michael Lax Hyalin Capri for Raymor 4 piece Set
Sales Archives #1323
Michael Lax Hyalin Capri for Raymor 4 piece Set - (Item #1323)

Set of four walnut accented Capri series ceramic pieces designed by Michael Lax (1929-1999) for Raymor in 1955 – manufactured in porcelain by the Hyalin company (NC USA). This set contains two candlesticks (walnut bases), one deep bowl (tapered walnut handles) and one long dish (walnut bar handles).

Dimensions: Candlesticks: 5-ins wide 2.5-ins high; Bowl: 10.5-ins long by 5.5-ins wide; Dish: 15.5-ins long by 6-ins wide.
Red - Rosenthal Netter Vase
Sales Archives #1163
Red - Rosenthal Netter Vase - (Item #1163)

Red striped Italian Vase distributed by Rosenthal Netter (no label but same as green colored pieces wee have had before).

Dimensions: 8.85-ins tall by 4-ins wide
Hans Theo Baumann for Rosenthal Vase
Sales Archives #1259
Hans Theo Baumann for Rosenthal Vase - (Item #1259)

Rosenthal 1970s porcelain vase (Germany) with floral based decoration by Swiss artist Hans Theo Baumman. Signed with original box

Dimensions: 9.25-ins tall
Vintage Fitz and Floyd Tissue Dispenser
Sales Archives #1267
Vintage Fitz and Floyd Tissue Dispenser - (Item #1267)

Made in Japan, humorous ceramic tissue dispenser (takes standard size cube shaped boxes). Off-white glossy glaze – stamped © FF base and original paper label on interior.

Dimensions: 6-ins high x 5-ins wide by 7-ins deep

Fujimori for Kato Kogei Humoresque Set
Sales Archives #837
Fujimori for Kato Kogei Humoresque Set - (Item #837)

Collectible - large serving platter and set of four matched plates by Fujimori for Kato Kogei (Japan) Humoresque Set - 1980s.

Dimensions: Server 13.5-ins wide plates 10.5-ins wide

Max Laeuger for Karlsruhe Majolica Standing Elephant (Elefant)
Sales Archives #1268
Max Laeuger for Karlsruhe Majolica Standing Elephant (Elefant) - (Item #1268)

Rare small vintage blue crazed majoleca glazed ceramic standing elephant (Stehender Elefant) with raised trunk. One of a series designed by Max Laeuger (or Läuger) (1864-1952) between 1923 and 1928 – this one believed to be designed in 1927 - and produced by Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe company of Germany. Impression marked on three of its feet with Germany, the Karlsruhe company logo and numbered 3051 23.

Dimensions: 4.5-ins (11.5-cm) high by 4-ins (10-cm) long

Lisa Larson Stora Zoo collection Bulldog
Sales Archives #1325
Lisa Larson Stora Zoo collection Bulldog - (Item #1325)

Large Bulldog by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg (Sweden). This is one of three pieces added to the 1956 Stora Zoo collection in 1959 (not the Bulldog from the 1972 Kennel series). This design was produced from 1960 to 1968.

Dimensions: ~5-ins wide by 5-ins high by 5-ins long
Arabia Porcelain Zebra (#3)
Sales Archives #1145
Arabia Porcelain Zebra (#3) - (Item #1145)

Original 1963 Mod Zebra from Arabia (Finland) designed by Taisto Kaasinen. Matt Black stripes over white porcelain. Greenish hue to back

Dimensions: 5.75-ins high by 6-ins long
Gustavsberg – Small Argenta series bowls
Sales Archives #1211
Gustavsberg – Small Argenta series bowls - (Item #1211)

Pair of small Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg (Sweden) Argenta series (silver detailing over green glaze) bowls.

Dimensions: 3-ins wide by 1-ins high and 2-ins wide by 2-ins high

Dutch Fat Lava Glazed Studio Vases by Henk and Marius van Woerden for VEST KERAMIEK
Sales Archives #442
Dutch Fat Lava Glazed Studio Vases by Henk and Marius van Woerden for VEST KERAMIEK - (Item #442)

Pumice colored lava glazed cube vase positively identified as Dutch by Els van Petersen - designed by brothers Henk and Marius van Woerden for Vest Keramiek, Gouda Holland in the 1960s.

Dimensions: 5-ins by 5-ins by 5-ins
Large Arabia Milk Pitcher
Sales Archives #983
Large Arabia Milk Pitcher - (Item #983)

Plain white version of the Arabia (Finland) milk pitcher in large size. (Dated 1969)

Dimensions: 6.5-ins tall
Ekeby Striped Vase
Sales Archives #1255
Ekeby Striped Vase - (Item #1255)

Ekeby (Sweden) boldly striped vase in a brick red with white glazed interior and indented vertical stripes.

Dimensions: 10.25-ins tall
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Face Vase
Sales Archives #1065
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Face Vase - (Item #1065)

Small handled “Romance” series head shaped porcelain flask vase by Bjorn Wiinbald for Rosenthal (Germany). This one with some gold flower detailing.

Dimensions: 5.5-ins tall