Jens Quistgaard for Nissen Rosewood Ice Bucket

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Staved rosewood ice bucket designed by Richard Nissen for his own company Nissen in Denmark during the 1960s. The lid … Read more Staved rosewood ice bucket designed by Richard Nissen for his own company Nissen in Denmark during the 1960s. The lid and sides have recessed circles that serve as handles. The bucket retains its original black plastic liner. Production information at base.

Overall condition is very good, with no splits to the wood or along the joins. There is minor surface wear. The plastic liner has a few scratches, but no cracks or losses. Natural variation in the color and figure of the wood.

Dimensions
8.88ʺDia x 5.75ʺDia

Scandinavian Modern rosewood ice bucket designed by Jens Quistgaard a master of sculptural paired back and beautifully simplistic forms. This rosewood ice bucket has had its wood sympathetically and selectively chosen in order to create an outstanding example. Jens Harald Quistgaard (April 23, 1919 – January 4, 2008) was a Danish sculptor and designer, known principally for his work for the American company Dansk Designs, where he was chief designer from 1954 and for the following three decades. Though a sculptor and grounded in traditional handicrafts, he quickly established a career as an industrial designer. From the mid-1950s his tableware and kitchenware designs became synonymous with Scandinavian Modern and found their way into millions of homes in the USA, Europe and Japan. With his international orientation and success he was ground breaking, and he had great significance for the place which Danish design acquired in the minds of many Americans.

In 1958 he received the Neiman Marcus Award and during the following years he was represented at major museums in Europe and the USA. Jens Quistgaard pieces are held in the following museums:

Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen
Museet på Koldinghus Kolding, Denmark
Industrimuseet Frederiks Værk Frederiksværk, Denmark
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
National Museum, Stockholm
MoMA The Museum of Modern Art, New York City
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York City
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Indianapolis Museum of Art
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Das Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin
GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts, Leipzig
Städtisches Museum, Braunschweig
The Louvre, Paris See less