A Gorgeous Inger Waage Stavangerflint "Tulipan" Coffee Pot c.1955

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A Gorgeous Retro Scandinavian Pottery Coffee Pot by Stavangerflint of Norway c.1955. This design is by Inger Waage (see biography below) who was one of the most highly renound Scandinavian ceramic artists of her time. I believe the pattern is from her Flamingo range and named either “Tulip” or “Tulipan“. This is a fabulous piece of retro Scandinavian pottery in a great shape that looks amazing on display but is robust enough to be used for it's original purpose. Fully marked to the base with 'Stavangerflint Norway“. It measures 8” high. The condition is very good, there are no chips or cracks. As with much of this pottery there is some crazing but none of it is discoloured, there are also some very minor manufacturing blemishes on the reverse of many of the pieces and I only mention this for the sake of extreme accuracy. In my opinion this set has pretty much never been used. Scandinavian Pottery is very much the up and coming collectors market so this piece is not only gorgeous it could also represent a very good long-term investment. Please take a look at my other items as I have a huge number of other pieces from the same tea set available for sale. This is a great opportunity to buy the extra pieces needed to complete your set or even make a set of your own! Please ask for combined postage quotes as sending pieces together may not necessarily work out cheaper but rest assured your piece will be sent as safely and cheaply as possible. Please also note that in the case of multiple listings some pieces will be crazed or have very minor manufacturing flaws as described above, the best condition pieces will be sent out first so get in there quick! ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR PICTURES FEEL FREE TO ASK. PLEASE VIEW MY OTHER ITEMS I HAVE MANY OTHER INTERESTING ITEMS FOR SALE. Inger Waage (1923-1995) was born in Stavanger on the West coast of Norway . In 1943 she was accepted as a student at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Oslo to study ceramics for three years. After graduation in 1946, she moved back to Stavanger and started her own ceramic workshop. Inger Waage became the first leader of a new established department for handicraft products at Stavangerflint AS in 1953. By 1955 her works were recognised by the market to such a degree that the company had to expand the production capacity by establishing an I.W department, with up to ten assistant artists to cope with the orders of hand painted ceramic objects from the UK, US and other countries. In 1968 Stavangerflint A/S merged with Figgjo Fajanse AS. The main office and the leadership of the artistic functions were moved to Figgjo . Inger Waage continued her work at the Stavanger branch for eleven more years, and was also a member of the company's artistic team, until 1979 when the branch in Stavanger was closed down and Inger Waage left the company. She died in Stavanger, 72 years old. Inger Waage's works may be divided into five main categories: Objects of applied arts (hand painted, in a combination of silk screen and hand painting, or solely silk screen) Designs for tableware (for household, children, hotels and institutions) Designs for souvenirs and give-away objects Unique pieces and objects for special occasions Works from her own pottery studio Inger Waage is best known for her hand-painted decorative objects of art from the 1950s. Inger Waage's decorative design for tableware became an important part of her work and of the collection of Stavangerflint. From among her most renowned designs are: Flamingo – Bambus, Flamingo –Chef, Sera, Smørbukk, Senja and Kon Tiki. Bambus is represented at The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo. Her work is also permanently exhibited at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in Bygdøy , Oslo. Souvenirs designed by Inger Waage are nearly always signed and are easily recognised by her drawing style. Nearly every town and places of interest in Nor... read more

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