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A large twisted handle art vase made by W. L. Barron Barnstaple pottery, hand signed into the clay.
Beautifully mottled glaze of purple hues, in the manner of Ruskins glazes. It is a very large impressive Art vase in very good order apart from a firing crack across one of the three handles , see photo.
W.L Baron started off working for Charles Brannam Potteries but then set up a rival company in 1893.
Measurements;
36 cm high 23 cm wide
This is a very rare example of Knud Kyhn’s work a limited edition of an extremely large Eagle Owl, one of the edition is on view in the Copenhagen museum.
Knud Kyhn (1880 – 1969) was a multi talented artist who was accomplished in many disciplines including painting, illustrating but most famously for his animal sculptures. The more common pieces are very small in size, but larger examples are much rarer.
He worked for the Royal Copenhagen factory in Denmark for the majority of his life, where he was allowed the freedom to make his many animal sculpture in his own distinctive style.
He closely studied animal at the Copenhagen Zoo capturing the essence and characteristics of each of his subjects.
This rare piece is in excellent condition and a very important piece of Knud Kyhn’s work and is from a private collection therefore new to the market .
Measurements;
High 59 cm Wide 30cm Depth 31 cm
Extremely rare large green glazad stoneware Sculpture of a monkey recoiling from a snake by Knud Kyhn (1880-1969).
Produced when he was at the Copenhagen factory,with the three blue wavy lines to the underside and incised KK into the back.
Height 37cm.
Width 27cm.
Depth 14cm.
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A stunning very large and rare piece by Royal Copenhagen modelled by Kund Kyhn
The sung glaze works beautifully picking out the details of its fur and horns.
Perfect condition. Height 12”. width 15”. Depth 8”
A delightful example of a Nautilus bowl with iridescence and applied roundels. The bowl is in excellent condition.
Date Art Nouveau : 1900
Maker Loetz Glass
Dimensions 16cms wide, 8cms deep at widest point and 8cms high.
Condition Excellent
Excellent example of John Walsh Walsh Pompeii design. Vivid colour with bubble effect.
Date 1930s : 1930
Maker John Walsh
Superb Stoneware sculpture of a pair of ducks for Royal Copenhagen by Knud Kyhn. With Sung glaze.Clearly marked with the blue KK monogram.
Date 1950s : 1950’s
Maker Royal Copenhagen
Dimensions H 21 cm W 30 cm D 17 cm
Condition very good
Another piece by the sculpture Knud Kyhn, with his incised KK monogram to the base
Height 9”. Width 9”. Depth 5”
He worked at the Royal Copenhagen factory off and on during the 20th century. Studying animal at the zoo his animal figures are very lifelike with many expressive features. The iron rich glaze ‘sung’ is fired once only producing an interesting mottled effect.
H 9”. W 11”. D 5”
An early piece of Sabino Glass, opalescent and decorated with the fantastic Hirondelle Swallow pattern.
It is in perfect condition, with the distinctive blue hue in the glass due to its high level of arsenic.
Its hand etched mark reads ‘Sabino Paris’ on the bottom of the vase, which would indicated that it is an early piece that was intended for retail in Paris only.
The glass studio was founded by Marius Sabino in Paris. A lot of his opalescent glass was designed for luxury electric lighting that would of just becoming installed into more buildings.
Measurements;
High = 19 cm Wide = 15.5 cm 10 cm diameter of opening
Resting Rhinoceros is a large stoneware sculpture by the Danish artist and poet Arnoff Thomsen.
Born 1891 Died 1966
Signed and dated 1934
Length 43 cm. Width 27 cm. Depth 23 cm
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