Description
There is something immediately grounding about this vase. The weight of the stoneware, the way the earth-toned banding gives way to a speckled blue glaze — it feels considered, personal, made by someone who understood clay. This is a piece of genuine Danish studio pottery, hand-thrown and signed by its maker in 1987.
The base is marked clearly: “Kirsten – Handmade Denmark – 87”. That signature is a quiet guarantee — no factory line, no reproduction. Just one maker, one piece, one year. The colours move through warm earth browns and ochre before opening into a textured blue glaze that catches the light differently depending on where it sits. It has the kind of presence that works beautifully on a windowsill, a shelf, or beside a small collection of ceramics from the same era.
Details & Specifications
- Origin: Denmark
- Artist: Signed “Kirsten”
- Year: 1987 (based on the base mark)
- Material: Stoneware with layered glaze
- Colours: Earth browns, ochre, textured blue glaze
- Dimensions: Height 16 cm (6.3″), Width 7.5 cm (3.0″)
Condition
- Excellent vintage condition with only minimal signs of age
- Please view all photographs before purchasing
Why It Endures
Studio ceramics from this period carry something that machine-made objects simply cannot replicate — the mark of a hand, a decision made in the moment of throwing. This vase is small enough to fit into almost any interior, yet distinctive enough to hold its own. The organic-modern aesthetic that defined Scandinavian studio craft in the 1980s feels as relevant today as it did then. It is the kind of object that collectors recognise immediately and casual buyers discover slowly.
Carefully packed and shipped with tracking, so it arrives exactly as it left — intact, beautiful, and ready to find its next home.
