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Lidded Jar with Hunting Scenes by Carl Elmberg for Nafvequarns Bruk

Creator: Carl Elmberg - Nafveqvarns Bruk
Offered by: BAC

Description
Lidded tobacco jar in the Modern Classcism style, designed by sculptor Carl Elmberg (1880-1955) for Nafveqvarns Bruk, consisting of a cylindrical jar with a relief depicting the myth of Diana and Actaeon capped by a disk lid with rosette finial, in cast iron, Sweden, 1920s (c.f.: Christian Bjork, Nafveqvarns Bruk: Konstnarer och Arkitekter till Industrin, Stockholm, 2013, pg.156-157)

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Iron
Condition:	Excellent.
Creation Date:	1920-1935
Styles / Movements:	Art Deco, Modern, Scandinavian Modern
Book References:	Christian Bjork, Nafveqvarns Bruk: Konstnarer och Arkitekter till Industrin, Stockholm, 2013, pg.156-157
Incollect Reference #:	239170

Dimensions

H.	6 in;	Diam.	5 in;
H.	15.24 cm;	Diam.	12.7 cm;

Message from Seller:

A premiere design gallery for over two decades, BAC offers an unparalleled collection of fine 20th century European antiques selected with a connoisseur’s eye and an historian's rigor. Specializing in the very best of French and Nordic decorative arts and furnishing, BAC features work by design masters such as Jean-Michel Frank, Jean Royère, Axel Einar Hjorth, and Kaare Klint, as well as pieces by lesser known talents, chosen for their intrinsic quality and beauty.