Posted 9 years ago
vetraio50
(756 items)
At the Wenty Collectibles Fair on the first of this month I saw this little vase and was surprised to see the Hjorth mark. For the life of me I thought it was Asian at first glance. At home I saw some others on the net that are linked to Eva Sjögren.
I knew nothing of Eva Sjögren. On the net I did some research and unfortunately came up with the wrong person. Thanks to KarstenJensen I have to correct that wrong and do a bit more research on the mysterious Eva Sjögren. KarstenJensen mentions below that she was born in Stockholm in 1925. Daughter of Dr. Gunnar Sjögren, a businessman who retired early and became expert in Shakespeare. Her mother was an author of short plays. She worked for Kähler in Næstved 1949 - 1950 and then worked for L. Hjorth i Rønne 1950 - 1951. She stopped working with ceramics and moved to England, where she married Sir David Wilson, and she has since then been known as Lady Wilson." (KarstenJensen)
It seems she had met David Wilson in Sweden when he was a student there at the Lund University. They married in 1955. He went on to be come Director of the British Museum from 1977 to 1992. Sir David is a distinguished Anglo-Saxon and Viking scholar. He was an Assistant Keeper at the Museum, 1954–1964 and then moved to the University of London where he became Professor of Medieval Archaeology and Head of the Department of Scandinavian Studies, before returning to the British Museum as Director. It seems they now live on the Isle of Man. Eva's career in pottery may have ended early but she is also the author of a series of books devoted to design including "8000 Years Of Ornament : An Illustrated History Of Motifs", "Early Medieval Designs From Britain For Artists And Craftspeople " and interestingly "North American Indian Designs For Artists and Craftspeople" and many more all under the name of Eva Wilson.
The Danish Hjorth firm goes back to 1859 and continues today under the direction of a fourth generation.
Very nice. The glaze is beautiful and the pattern repetition almost mesmerising.
You seem to find great things at the market - early bird with a very good eye!
I had not heard of Eva Sjögren, although Christer is known to me. I have a glass sculpture by him (somewhere here).
It's here KAREN:
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/123182-lindshammar-sculpture-christer-sjogren
Many thanks KAREN & MIKELV !!! !!!! !!! !!!!
She seems to have put a lot of thought into the making of this beautiful piece !~
Many thanks PHIL !!! !!!! !!! !!!
On first glance, looked African to me. Miles and worlds apart! [;>)
Many thanks NEVADABLADES, AURA, JEARVE, THOMAS, MELANIE, JENNY & AGUSTIN too !!! !!!! !!! !!!!
a stunning vase!!!! love Danish pottery!!
What a wonderful Piece...Love hand made pottery...Nice catch....
Many thanks SEAN, WINDWALKER, VIOLETORANGE, GARGOYLECOLLECTOR, CAPERKID, NUTSABOTAS, GLASSIEGIRL, SWFINLUV & KIVATINITZ too !!! !!!! !!! !!!! !!!
many thanks BETTYBOO !!!
Many thanks MARTIKA, MANIKIN, LOVELYPAT & RADEGRUNDER !!! !!!! !!!
Many thanks ARTISLOVE & RÜCKLGLASS too !!!!!!!!!!
Many thanks TREY !!!!! !! !!!!!
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What a nice piece with a interesting artistic design.
Many thanks JBINGHAM for those kind words and to you MARTIKA too !!!!!
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my guru vetraio youre Always welcome!
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Wrong Eva Sjögren
Eva Sjögren was born in Stockholm in 1925. Daughter of dr. Gunnar Sjögren.
She worked for Kähler in Næstved 1945 - 1948.
She worked for L. Hjorth i Rønne 1950 - 1951
She stopped working with ceramics and moved to England, where she married
sir David Wilson, and she has since then been known as Lady Wilson.
Thanks for these comments KARSTENJENSEN. I will change the heading. Any idea of the designer if not Eva Sjögren ???
The designer is Eva Sjögren - just not the Eva Sjögren you are writing about.
Many thanks for that clarification. Do you mind if I use your bio in my correction ???
That is OK. You are not the first to be confused. I just want the correct information to come out.
Hi again Karsten. I've been looking around and am just wondering if the dates of her schooling are 1945-1948 and the period at Kähler in Næstved was 1949-50 ???
The information on her is pretty scarce. But I have come up with a couple of things already.
Sorry. You are right.
Can I get you to have a look at what I have written KarstenJensen please?
It seems correct except from the last two lines.
I 1995 the old factory became a part of Bornholms Museum (BM).
There is still a small production, and the items are marked BM.
Ulla Hjorth and Marie Hjorth from 4. generation are in the museum from time to time.
You can read about the factory here:
https://bornholmsmuseum.dk/en/visit-us/hjorths-fabrik/
Many thanks MSCRYSTALSHIP !.!!.!.!!.!