Provenance: Private collection, Denmark. Acquired directly from Royal Copenhagen.

The geometric shape of the vase is unusual for the ceramic works by Axel Salto, and it calls to mind the nature morte still life paintings by Danish artist Vilhelm Lundstrøm (b. 1893, d. 1950). This is maybe not so strange given their formative years as artists, they both spent them as part of the artists' union “De Fire” and the periodical “Klingen”. The present vase is the only known piece made of this model and by all accounts unique. It exemplifies Axel Salto's power to unite a modern design language with the figurative and mythological motif.