AXEL SØRENSEN ‘THISTLE’ RELIEF DISH FOR P. IPSENS ENKE ARRIVAL He was inspired to try

He was inspired to try his hand at sketching ideas for furniture and sold his first design for a sofa at the age of 16 for $10 (roughly $175 in today's money)

having begun work at GUSTAVSBERG at the age of twelve

Kåge’s oeuvre can be found in Stockholm's National Museum and Royal Library

Fantoni’s training in the arts included sculpture classes with Libero Andreotti (1875–1933) and Bruno Innocenti (1906–1986) and instruction in figure drawing with the painter Gianni Vagnetti (1898–1956)

Restoration and Damage Details Light wear consistent with age and use

AXEL SØRENSEN ‘THISTLE’ RELIEF DISH FOR P. IPSENS ENKE ARRIVAL He was inspired to tryA decorative stoneware dish with a gorgeous design in high relief of an artichoke and bees designed by Axel Srensen in 1939 for P. Ipsens Enke (aka P. Ipsens Widow), and glazed in Ipsens proprietary Dekorativglasur (decorative glaze) developed by Bertel Ipsen around 1910. Early examples of this blended and brightly colored matt glaze were mostly yellow to brownish, but later became a more orangey yellow, graduating into green. This very popular orange