Royal Copenhagen Vase by Nils Thorsson

Danish Baca vase in Nils Thorsson glazed earthenware by Royal Copenhagen. Description (show original description) This description has been automatically translated and may not be completely accurate. Beautiful piece of Danish craftsmanship signed and numbered top. Nils Thorsson (1898-1975) first appeared as an artist when he exhibited a series of vases (the Autumn Series) in 1925 which received a gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. From 1930 he became artistic director of the Fiance Aluminia factory, and from 1949 he had artistic supervision of the stoneware department of the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory. Thorsson's works are represented at the Museum of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, the Royal Institute of Technology, the Porcelain Factory Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the National Museum in Stockholm and the Ceramic Museum in Faenza.