Unique ceramic plate by Birger Kaipiainen

Striking, decorative and unique stoneware platter by Birger Kaipiainen. Beautifully composed with monumental blossoms rendered in deep shades of aubergine, violet and black against a...

Striking, decorative and unique stoneware platter by Birger Kaipiainen. The platter is adorned with large stylized blossoms in nuanced shades of violet against a deep burgundy backgr...

Large Platter, design Birger Kaipiainen, manufactured by Rörstrand limited edition 103/500, Mid 20th Century, porcelain, good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and ...

Mogens Andersen 1916-2003 A unique circular porcelain plate / dish made from ceramic and features an abstract blue-black paint-job. Signed and dated Mogens Andersen 4 · I · 66 B...

Art pottery plate in an abstract sunburst design by the Swiss studio Rabiusla Herrliberg

Birger Kaipiainen for Arabia. Large Paratiisi dish, late 20th century. Measures: 36 x 31.5 cm. In very good condition. Stamped.

Striking unique stoneware platter by Birger Kaipiainen. Beautiful composition with silvery apples on a white background, as well as black currant berries and blue grapes in relief. ...

Sylvia Leuchovius (1915–2003) swedish artist, worked for Rörstrand, Sweden mid-1900s. This large, rare decorative plate / platter with its di...

The Kuznetsov factory was in Volkhov, Russia, was established in 1889, one of many owned by the Kuznetsov family, producing faience chiefly for the Ottoman and Central Asian market, ...

Exceptional and beautiful large platter designed by Birger Kaipiainen for Rörstrand in limited edition, number 294/500. Decor with apples, plums and bunches of grapes. Birger Kaipiainen has been called "the master of ceramics" and "the undisputed ruler of decorative art". Highlights of iridescent glaze. The platter is in mint condition. No sign of use. Birger Kaipiainen began his career at the Arabia Art Department in 1937 and quickly found his own way to make art. The soon-to-begin Winter War and several losses in his personal life cast a dark shadow over the beginning of his artistic career, and this manifested as sadness and longing in his early works. They are dominated by ethereal, fairy-tale-like characters depicted in pastel tones, with references to early Italian Renaissance and longing for a more beautiful world. Kaipiainen graduated from the School of Arts & Crafts (later known as the Aalto School of Arts of Helsinki). After graduation he went to work for Finnish ceramics...