Vase
Manufacturer
Gustavsberg Pottery
Designer
Wilhelm Kåge
(Swedish, 1889-1960)
CultureSwedish
Dateca. 1930
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. (14.3 x 12.1 cm)
InscribedMarked on bottom: "Gustavsberg/Anchor/Argenta/978/I/E/Made in/Sweden".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number87.252
Not on view
DescriptionRound turquoise glazed vase decorated with petal-like silver trim on the lip and three silver fish and bubble around the sides of the vase. The vase flares up from a silver trimmed foot rim.Published ReferencesP. Garner, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DECORATIVE ARTS 1890-1940, (Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.: New York, 1978), p. 253. Alastair Duncan, "Art Deco Discovery", HOUSE AND GARDEN, May 1987, p. 156.
