Royal Copenhagen, Aluminia - Berte Jessen - Vase - Faience
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Danish faience vase designed by Berte Jessen for Aluminia/Royal Copenhagen, dating to the 1950s, with a rectangular slightly domed form and a bold figurative decoration in blue, azure, black and pink on a light ground, measuring 18.5 × 14.5 × 6 cm.
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Royal Copenhagen / Aluminia - design by Berte Jessen
Elegant vase in Danish faience produced by Royal Copenhagen, characterized by a rectangular and slightly domed shape and by a refined figurative decoration in tones of deep blue, azure, black and pink, painted on a light background.
The decoration, with a strong graphic and almost fantastical character, features large floral elements and stylized botanical motifs, typical of Danish production with a modernist taste from the sixties.
The vase belongs to the Royal Copenhagen / Aluminia production and bears the design of Berte Jessen, Danish artist linked to the famous post-war Scandinavian faience period. Her production is particularly recognizable for the use of simple and modern forms associated with expressive decorations, often inspired by the plant world and reinterpreted in an almost abstract key.
Berte Jessen was born in Denmark in 1937 and studied at the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts from 1954 to 1958. Precisely in 1958 she joined the group of young artists selected by Nils Thorsson, artistic director of Aluminia and Royal Copenhagen, to give new momentum to faience production. Jessen was indeed one of six young artists — from Denmark, Norway and Sweden — involved by Thorsson in the project that would lead to the famous Tenera production. The project began with the aim of radically renewing faience through contemporary shapes, bolder colors, experimental glazes and decorations entrusted to the sensibility of the individual artists.
The collaboration with Royal Copenhagen thus sits at one of the most important moments in twentieth-century Danish ceramics: that in the sixties and seventies the manufacturer moved toward a freer, more modern and international language. Jessen's works are today sought after precisely because they represent this transformation of Danish ceramic tradition towards Scandinavian Modern.
Dimensions: 18.5 x 14.5 x 6 cm.
In perfect condition.
Seller's Story
My name is Riccardo. I recently graduated in Art History from the University of Florence and I am passionate about porcelain. From tableware to artistic vases, from figurines to tea and coffee sets, I am fascinated by the mastery and creativity of great artisans and designers who manage to shape this fragile material, transforming a rough mass into masterpieces with a story to tell. During my years at university I began to become interested in the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century tableware; today, every day, I deal with prestigious porcelain pieces that always have something to say to me and to those who purchase them. I love that every day I can discover more about the objects I find while traveling around Italy, always learning something new. I always try to convey to my clients this passion I have for the objects I sell, certain that each of them has a story to tell: that of the creator, that of the one who preserved it, and that of the person who will give it a new life.
Translated by Google TranslateRoyal Copenhagen / Aluminia - design by Berte Jessen
Elegant vase in Danish faience produced by Royal Copenhagen, characterized by a rectangular and slightly domed shape and by a refined figurative decoration in tones of deep blue, azure, black and pink, painted on a light background.
The decoration, with a strong graphic and almost fantastical character, features large floral elements and stylized botanical motifs, typical of Danish production with a modernist taste from the sixties.
The vase belongs to the Royal Copenhagen / Aluminia production and bears the design of Berte Jessen, Danish artist linked to the famous post-war Scandinavian faience period. Her production is particularly recognizable for the use of simple and modern forms associated with expressive decorations, often inspired by the plant world and reinterpreted in an almost abstract key.
Berte Jessen was born in Denmark in 1937 and studied at the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts from 1954 to 1958. Precisely in 1958 she joined the group of young artists selected by Nils Thorsson, artistic director of Aluminia and Royal Copenhagen, to give new momentum to faience production. Jessen was indeed one of six young artists — from Denmark, Norway and Sweden — involved by Thorsson in the project that would lead to the famous Tenera production. The project began with the aim of radically renewing faience through contemporary shapes, bolder colors, experimental glazes and decorations entrusted to the sensibility of the individual artists.
The collaboration with Royal Copenhagen thus sits at one of the most important moments in twentieth-century Danish ceramics: that in the sixties and seventies the manufacturer moved toward a freer, more modern and international language. Jessen's works are today sought after precisely because they represent this transformation of Danish ceramic tradition towards Scandinavian Modern.
Dimensions: 18.5 x 14.5 x 6 cm.
In perfect condition.
Seller's Story
My name is Riccardo. I recently graduated in Art History from the University of Florence and I am passionate about porcelain. From tableware to artistic vases, from figurines to tea and coffee sets, I am fascinated by the mastery and creativity of great artisans and designers who manage to shape this fragile material, transforming a rough mass into masterpieces with a story to tell. During my years at university I began to become interested in the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century tableware; today, every day, I deal with prestigious porcelain pieces that always have something to say to me and to those who purchase them. I love that every day I can discover more about the objects I find while traveling around Italy, always learning something new. I always try to convey to my clients this passion I have for the objects I sell, certain that each of them has a story to tell: that of the creator, that of the one who preserved it, and that of the person who will give it a new life.
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Era
1900-2000
Ceramics type
Faience
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Denmark
Designer/artist/maker
Berte Jessen
Material
Ceramic
Manufacturer/brand
Aluminia, Royal Copenhagen
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
14.5 cm
Width
18.5 cm
Depth
6 cm
Estimated period
1950-1960
