
Two birds
Live auction begins on:
May 28, 12:30 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Birger Kaipiainen
Two birds
Circa 1960
Glazed ceramic and patinated iron
Signed KAIPIAINEN under the tail of each
19,5 x 26 x 7 cm ; 7 ⅝ x 10 ¼ x 2 ¾ in. (white bird)
18,5 x 26 x 7,5 cm ; 7 ¼ x 10 ¼ x 3 in. (green bird)
Private collection, France
Acquired from the above by the present owner
For a comparable model :
Erik Zahle, A Treasury of Scandinavian Design, New York, 1961, p. 235
"Kaipiainen, finlandais, créateur d'une nouvelle céramique ornementale", Connaissance des Arts, November 1964, p. 95
Maria Berg, Birger Kaipiainen, Otava, 1986, p. 68, 68, 184
Jennifer Hawkins Opie, Skandinavia, Ceramics & Glass in the Twentieth Century, the collections of Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1989, p. 15
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