Object Vases and Urns

Gallery BAC wide angled forms on a flared stand, with reliefs of flora, birds and celestial bodies, painted in a rare original verdigris-turquoise

Urn by Olof Hult for Näfveqvarns

Modern Classicism style “Mikrokosmos” (“Microcosm”) urn by Olof Hult (1892-1962) for the Näfveqvarns Foundry, having wide angled forms on a flared stand, with reliefs of flora, birds and celestial bodies, painted in a rare original verdigris-turquoise; cast iron; Sweden, designed 1922, executed 1923-early 1930s

This iconic model was exhibited as part of the Swedish section of the Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs in 1925. (cf.: Christian Björk, Näfveqvarns Bruk Konstnärer och Arkitekter Till Industrin, Stockholm, 2013, pgs. 60-61)

Olof Hult for Näfveqvarns
Sweden, executed 1923-early 1930s
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H 7 in. (18 cm)
D 15 in. (38 cm)

  • Gallery BAC wide angled forms on a flared stand, with reliefs of flora, birds and celestial bodies, painted in a rare original verdigris-turquoise
  • Gallery BAC wide angled forms on a flared stand, with reliefs of flora, birds and celestial bodies, painted in a rare original verdigris-turquoise
  • Gallery BAC wide angled forms on a flared stand, with reliefs of flora, birds and celestial bodies, painted in a rare original verdigris-turquoise
  • Gallery BAC wide angled forms on a flared stand, with reliefs of flora, birds and celestial bodies, painted in a rare original verdigris-turquoise
  • Gallery BAC wide angled forms on a flared stand, with reliefs of flora, birds and celestial bodies, painted in a rare original verdigris-turquoise