Studio: Saxbo

Designer: Eva Staehr Nielsen (1911-1976)

Period: 1950´s

Country: Denmark

Size: H: 7 cm [2.8 inches], W: 9 cm [3.5 inches]

Details and Condition: A dark colored (glaze color HEH136) miniature vase by Eva Staehr Nielsen for Saxbo. Marked with the Saxbo yin-yang symbol encircled, the model number 8 and “Saxbo Denmark”. Saxbo (1930-1968) is now widely recognized as one of the finest independent ceramic workshops in Scandinavia with a wide and far ranging influence on several generations of ceramicists. Today, pieces are included in the collections of the Copenhagen Industrial Arts Museum, The Swedish National Museum, the New York Museum of Modern Art and the New York Metropolitan Museum of Arts.