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Extraordinary Monumental Hunting Theme Urn by Helge Christoffersen

Creator: Royal Copenhagen -Helge Christoffersen
Offered by: BAC

Description
Truly exceptional and monumental vase by Helge Christoffersen (1925-1965) for Royal Copenhagen, having a tapered form encircled in reliefs depicting boars and medieval hunters and a lid with a boar figure in the round, hand-thrown in stoneware with a deeply saturated celadon glaze; Denmark, mid-20th century; painted triple wave and artist mark on both vase and stopper, inscribed "804"

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Both vase and stopper are signed
Origin:	Denmark
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Stoneware
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	mid-20th century
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century, Scandinavian Modern
Patterns:	Animal/Insects
Incollect Reference #:	635078

Dimensions

H.	17 in;	Diam.	10.5 in;
H.	43.18 cm;	Diam.	26.67 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.