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Birger Kaipiainen

Two birds

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May 28, 12:30 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 EUR

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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