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Royal Copenhagen
Denmark, 1933
glazed stoneware 3½ h × 4½ dia in (9 × 11 cm)
Denmark, 1933
glazed stoneware 3½ h × 4½ dia in (9 × 11 cm)
estimate: $1,000–1,500
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Glazed signature and date to underside ‘Salto 1933’.
Axel Salto
Axel Salto (1889-1961) is perhaps Denmark’s most important ceramicist. His expressive, organic forms are the result of an approach Salto defines as "creat[ing] in accordance with nature, rather than to copy its exterior."
Works from his Budding series—made with the rich, earthy hues—feature subtly protruding forms on the surface which heighten the tonal variation and luster of the glaze. Although made of clay, his Budding vases capture the essence of flora or what Salto calls "the wonder of growth, the inward urge in living things, which must come out."