Eke Bjerén Textured Ceramic Large Vase, 1960s, Sweden

– country: Sweden. – manufacture: Gabriel Keramik. – year: 1960s. – design: Eke Bjerén. – material: ceramics. – finish: textured matte with glossy finish inside and at the bottom. – motifs: ethnic. – colours: brown, dark green. – size: large. – diameter: 11, 5cm|height: 18, 5cm. – condition: perfect vintage condition, apart from a small crack in the glaze inside the vase, the vase is free of chips and cracks. – available: two vases are available; one is slightly lighter in colour, in perfect vintage condition, free of chips and cracks. Gabriel Burmeister was the artist, graphic designer and potter, who in 1925 acquired a faience factory in Timmernabben whose roots dated back to 1859. At the beginning of the last century, he developed. A special style called Gabriel Faience. It was inspired by 18-century faience from the old Swedish factories Marieberg and Rörstrand and by the stove decorations of that time.