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Berndt Friberg
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Berndt Friberg
- Collection of Five Vessels
- each incised Friberg and the firm's mark
one with firm's partial paper labels - glazed ceramic
Literature
Ulf Hård AF Segerstad, Berndt Friberg Keramiker, Stockholm, 1963, p. 23 (for a related example)
Condition
Overall excellent condition. This group with a more earth tone color palette highlighted by the red and salmon color vessels. Please note, this lot is being sold with a 1998 Gansevoort Gallery exhibition catalogue titled "The Nordic Modern Movement: Masterworks in Glass, Ceramics, Silver and Wood".
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Mark Isaacson made several trips to Stockholm in the late 1980's and early 1990's, bringing back 30 or 40 miniature Friberg vases on each trip. He crammed these in his luggage, avoiding complicated customs and expensive shipping costs. We sold many of them to Robert Mapplethorpe, who often used them in his photographs. Robert contributed a photo for an advertisement for Fifty/50, showing a Friberg vase with flowers. -MM