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153 Lafayette Street, 6th Floor New York City, NY 10013 , United States Call Seller 212.431.6151 Showrooms

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153 Lafayette Street, 6th Floor
New York City, NY 10013
United States

Skønvirke table lamp by Martin Mortensen

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  • Description
    Spectacular table lamp by Martin Mortensen (1874-1949) with tiered shape and handles, featuring Skønvirke-style organic modeling resembling flames, in stoneware with flowing gray-ivory glaze, Denmark, 1919. Artist mark and year on underside.

    Scholarship has recently began to shed light on the life of this fascinating ceramist with his inimitable style. (The handles, relief patterning and near monochrome glazing are central themes in Mortensen’s work.) Trained as an architect, Mortensen purchased the Taastrup Pottery which he owned until 1923. Of the limited number of pieces by this artist, a large concentration are dated 1919, although the reason for this is unclear. The Vejen Kunstmuseum in Denmark owns the largest collection of his work.
  • More Information
    Documentation: Signed
    Period: 1920-1949
    Styles / Movements: Modern, Art Nouveau
    Dealer Reference #: #MMO101
    Incollect Reference #: 312760
  • Dimensions
    H. 14 in; H.2. 25 in; Diam. 7 in;
    H. 35.56 cm; H.2. 63.5 cm; Diam. 17.78 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.

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