1960s Crackle Glazed Vase by Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen

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Offered is a stoneware short-stemmed vase with crackle glaze in gray and a hint of salmon with bands of gold … Read more Offered is a stoneware short-stemmed vase with crackle glaze in gray and a hint of salmon with bands of gold leaf along the upper rim and the bottom created by Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen, 1965.

The vase measures 5.325" in diameter, 7.325" tall.

Printed Royal Copenhagen stamp: Painted three waves , "259 4025 WX"

Thorkild Osvald Olsen (1890 - 1973) was a Danish painter and ceramist who worked with both faience and porcelain . He was the father of architect Jorgen Selchau.
Olsen became a key figure in the establishment in the Kgl. Porcelain Factory Worldwide. He worked with both modeling and decoration, especially over and under glass painting, and he contributed to the development of glazes. See less