Height 43 cm.
Second half of the 20th century.
Tilgmans Keramikwas a ceramic workshop located outside Gothenburg, active from approximately 1948 to 1975. It was founded and led byPaul Harald Tilgmann(1904–1974). The workshop is best known for its ceramics decorated using thesgraffito technique, as well as for its distinctiveanimal figures.
Tilgmann moved from Helsinki to Gothenburg in 1945 and established the workshop inUtbynäsin 1948. In 1953, the Polish refugeeMarian Zawadzkiintroduced the sgraffito technique, which subsequently became the workshop’s defining characteristic.
The business relocated toKortedalain 1957 and reached its peak during the 1960s, when it employed approximately80 people. Production declined in the early 1970s, and in 1971 operations were moved toIreland. The workshop closed shortly after Tilgmann’s death in 1974.
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Height 43 cm.
Second half of the 20th century.
Tilgmans Keramikwas a ceramic workshop located outside Gothenburg, active from approximately 1948 to 1975. It was founded and led byPaul Harald Tilgmann(1904–1974). The workshop is best known for its ceramics decorated using thesgraffito technique, as well as for its distinctiveanimal figures.
Tilgmann moved from Helsinki to Gothenburg in 1945 and established the workshop inUtbynäsin 1948. In 1953, the Polish refugeeMarian Zawadzkiintroduced the sgraffito technique, which subsequently became the workshop’s defining characteristic.
The business relocated toKortedalain 1957 and reached its peak during the 1960s, when it employed approximately80 people. Production declined in the early 1970s, and in 1971 operations were moved toIreland. The workshop closed shortly after Tilgmann’s death in 1974.
For price inquiries and more information about this item, please contact Hera at contact@heraantiques.com and please indicate which item you are interested in.
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