Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase
Tilgmans Keramik Ceramic Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase

Marian Zawadski for Tilgmans Keramik 1966 Mid Century Modern Sgraffito Sculptural Bottle Floor Vase

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This striking work of Swedish Mid-Century Modernist design the signed work of Marian Zawadski (b. 1912 - d. 1978) a professor, artist, and ceramist who became artistic director for Tilgmans Keramik of Gothenburg, Sweden during the 1950s. 

Zawadski's experimentation with the Sgraffito technique brought great popularity and appreciation for Tilgman's ceramics and his work became exemplary for Tilgmans. 

Zawadski's stylised use of the Sgraffito technique is a significant feature in this piece, with deep incisions creating the heavily arched, angular, and textured décor. True to the roots of Modernist design, the simple bottle form with boldly geometric décor overlaid onto the base material speaks to an honest expression of the natural earthenware. From the incised décor to the glaze to the earthenware, all aspects are highly tactile. The unglazed sections create a confident contrast against the individually glazed sections of boldly geometric, Sgraffito décor. The vase is finished with an interior of gloss glaze that is coloured in Powdered Duck Egg tone. 

This Swedish Modernist work is stylistically bold and timeless, making it suitable as a statement feature for its surrounding space.

CONDITION
Superb. No cracks or repairs. There are minor, negligible chips on the exterior which are commensurate with the age of the piece, and mild use wear on the interior. Please refer to the photos as they form part of the condition report. The base of the body is incised with Zawadski's signature 'A.M.Z' and dated '1966'. The underside of the base of the vase is stamped with 'Tilgmans Keramik' and 'Made in Sweden' stamp and model number '620'. 

MEASUREMENTS
Height: c. 22.2" / 56.5 cm tall (from base to rim) x c. 4.5" / 11.5 cm rim diameter. Base diameter: c. 6.1" / 15.5 cm. Unpackaged weight: c. 5.8 kg / 5,800 g.

 

NOTES
Vase will be securely packaged and shipping will be insured. Shipping will be combined for multiple items.

A BIT OF HISTORY
Marian Zawadski (b. 1912 - d. 1978)
Antoni Marian Zawadski (sometimes known as 'Zawadzki' or 'Zawadsky') was an associate professor, artist, and ceramist, was born in Poland in 1912 who, as a refugee, moved to Gothenburg in Sweden in 1953. In Gothenburg, he worked as an artistic director at Tilgmans Keramik. Zawadski is best known for his richly decorated objects in the Sgraffito technique.

His works included lamp bases, vases, bowls, urns and wall plates and he would receive commissions for public, municipal, and private buildings. Zawadski would leave Tilgman's Ceramics in 1970, moving to Vallda outside Kungsbacka where he opened his own workshop, Vallda Keramik. The production in his own workshop is very similar to his work at Tilgmans.