- Designer / ceramist – Nils Johan Thorvald Thorsson
- Manufacturer – Aluminia
- Design period – 1950’s
- Country of production – Denmark
- Condition – Good vintage condition
- Dimensions – H 8.5 x ø 15.5 cm
“Marselis” cut by Nils Thorsson
Description
Nils Thorsson trained at the Technical High School in Copenhagen before joining Royal Copenhagen as an apprentice. He became a major designer for the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Copenhagen from 1912 to 1975. Working in the typical Danish mode of simplicity and functionalism. Highly versatile, he was also their most prolific creator of painted motifs.
This Danish ceramic bowl/bowl decorated with blue floral motifs, is a typical work of the ceramist of the Marselis series. Signed underneath the base.
Reference: “Scandiavian Ceramics and Glass in the Twentieth Century”, exhibition catalogue, Victoria & Albert Museum, 1989
