Vintage Arne Bang for Arne Bang Workshop stoneware fluted bowl, made in Denmark in the 1940s.
This piece is signed AB on the base and model no. 109. The beautiful wavy form carries a characteristic semi-matte crystalline glaze in mottled shades of green. This piece is an excellent example of Bang's earlier more organic style, and is a rare collector's item of machine-age Danish design.
Condition:
In excellent vintage condition. No chips, cracks or damage.
Measurements:
6cm tall x 11.7cm diameter = approx 2.5" x 4.5"
Other Bang styles shown in last image.
Arne Bang is one of the most important figures in 20th Century Danish design. After completing his studies at the Royal Academy in 1929, he joined Holmegaard and began a stoneware line at the glassworks. Around 1938, Bang began to establish himself as an independent stoneware artist, producing under his own signature and gradually separating himself from Holmegaard. The ribbed stoneware for which Arne Bang is recognised emerged as an evolution of his earlier, more organic style.
During the 1930s, the signature on Arne Bang’s stoneware evolved from the stylized “HG” for Holmegaard GlassWorks to the stylized “AB” which appears on most of his stoneware output. While most works bear the painted version of his signature, more unique, studio pieces bear an incised version.