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Axel Salto (b. Copenhagen 1889, d. Frederiksberg 1961)
A fruit-shaped stoneware vase modelled with narrow mouth. Decorated with Solfatara glaze. Signed Salto. Royal Copenhagen. Designed 1946. H. 22 cm.
Provenance: Editor in chief Kai Svarre (b. 1890, d. 1971), who know Axel Salto personally. The vase is thence inherited within the family.
Literature: “Axel Salto - Stentøjsmesteren”, CLAY - Keramikmuseum Danmark, ill. pp. 38–39 and in model register fig. 272, p. 180. Model number 20818.
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Decorative art and design, 12 June 2023
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