Barware / Serveware
Danish Modern Jens Quistgaard “Rare Woods” Mutenye Tray for Dansk Designs
$450.00Sculptural mutenye tray with cutting board insert designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Designs Denmark as part of his “Rare Woods Collection” (circa 1960).
This example is among the rarest manufactured of the series with under 100 produced.
Very good, vintage condition with knife cuts to the central board, as shown.
Branded “Mutenye (partial) Dansk Designs Denmark IHQ” in verso.
Dimensions – H: 1.5″ x D: 13.88″ x L: 19.75″.
Danish Modern Teak Cat and Fish Cocktail/Hors d’Oeuvres Picks
$225.00Danish Modern teak and stainless steel cocktail pick set featuring six pieces and a holder: two cats (one with a tail, one without by design) and two fish, all with blue and red jeweled eyes, and two teak-handled picks.
A couple of the cats’ leather ears are worn from age/use. Otherwise, the set is in very good, vintage condition.
Retains the “Made in Denmark” label to the reverse.
Dimensions (reflecting the picks housed in the holder): H: 5.88″ x L: 3″ x D: 2.75″
Base diameter: 1.88″v
Danish Modern Teak Ice Bucket by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
$395.00Round, teak ice bucket with black plastic interior insulation designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk (1960s, Denmark).
Elegant form with vivid teak grain and carved, inset handle.
Very nice, vintage condition with light scuffs to the interior lining.
Branded “Dansk Designs Denmark IHQ.”
H 5.5″ x Diameter 8.75″
Diminutive Vintage Italian Modernist Periwinkle Textured Ashtray by Raymor
$300.00Petite Raymor textured ashtray with swaths of periwinkle, blue, orange, and red over an unglazed, almost faux-bois appearing base (ca. 1960s, Italy).
Some of the rectangles are incomplete by design giving the pattern an abstract aesthetic.
Visually stunning piece in charming, petite size to add pops of vibrant colors to even the smallest of accent tables.
Signed on the reverse.
Excellent, vintage condition with no losses.
Easel is for demonstration only.
H: 1″ x L: 5.25″ x D: 5″
Early Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Flamestone Coffee / Tea Set
$850.00Denmark ‘Flamestone’ coffee or tea pot, creamer, and sugar by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk designs, circa 1958-1964.
Features the Flamestone signature slate, almost brown glazed-earthenware with striated pattern and white with a tinge of green porcelain interior. Elegant, attractive set with sculpted handles and spout.
Early, Danish production, as indicated by the markings and rough exterior (a smooth version was introduced in 1964).
The pitcher has a small stress line to the interior (likely occurring post-kiln during the drying process). It does not effect the integrity of the piece and is only visible from the interior.
There is also a tiny fleck to the rim of the teapot lid. Very minor and barely visible.
Measures: Pitcher H 13.5″ x L 7.5″ x D 5″
Sugar H 3.25″ x L 6.25″ x D 5″
Creamer H 4.5″ x L 3.75″ x D 2.25″.
Early Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Flamestone Salt and Pepper Shakers
$225.00Danish ‘Flamestone’ earthenware salt and pepper shakers by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk designs, circa 1958-1964. Features the Flamestone signature slate glaze with striated pattern (glaze can appear brown, lighting depending).
Elegant, design with only one tiny fleck to one of the bottom edges, as shown (very minor and easy to miss, particularly given its location).
Early, Danish production, as indicated by the markings and rough exterior (a smooth version was introduced in 1964).
Height: 4.5 in.
Diameter: 2 in.
Early Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Staved Teak Cutting Board With Knife
$75.00Circa 1960s Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Designs Denmark cheese cutting board with integrated knife in staved teak. An ingeniously designed piece, epitomizing form and function: the slot within the board itself houses the knife to both present a modernist paddle-shape and prevent loss. A useful, compact innovation that takes up very little space:
(L: 11.5″ x D: 6.75″ x H: 1″).
Good, vintage condition, showing knife impressions to both sides of the board, along with scuffs to the knife blade. Expected wear, given its use / age.
We have a later example listed separately.
Enamel on Copper Plate by Annemarie Davidson
$125.00Intriguing enamel on copper plate by Annemarie Davidson (Sierre Madre, CA), a recognized enamelist of the 1950s, whose professors and collaborators included Doris Hall, Curtis Tann, and Blaine Rath.
Attractive blue and green color combination with a freeform central design. Few small scuffs to the central design and one spot of loss the edge. Overall, very good, vintage condition.
H: 1″ x Diameter: 12″
Retains artist label and signed “AD” on verso.
Finnish Modern Yellow Ceramic Mustard Jar / Honey Pot by Kaj Franck for Arabia
$195.00Petite pale yellow spice/honey/mustard jar with original wooden spoon designed by Kaj Franck for Arabia as part of the Kilta series produced between 1953-1974 (ca. 1964, Finland).
Charming, colorful addition to any tabletop.
Excellent, vintage condition with no chips or cracks.
Branded to the reverse.
Height without lid: 2.5″
Height with lid: 3.5″
Height with spoon in jar: 3.88″
Diameter: 2.75″
Spoon length: 4.38″
French Moderne Annecy Fat Lava Glaze Ceramic Drink Serving Set
$950.00Heavily textured ceramic nine-piece drink serving set including eight cups/tumblers and a single pitcher (ca. 1960s, Annecy, France).
Fat volcano lava glaze in charcoal and white with subtle hues of turquoise and pink.
Each piece is signed “Annecy.”
Pitcher H: 10.63″ x L: 7″ x D: 4.5″
Tumblers (each is slightly different, given the handmade nature) H: 5″ x D: 3″
Very good, vintage condition with warm patina present but no losses.
Green Lotus Enamel ‘Scampi’ Dish by Arne Clausen for Cathrineholm
$95.001960s Norwegian Enamel ‘Scampi’ Plate / Small Serving Platter by Cathrineholm in green.
Though Grete Prytz Kittelsen was responsible for form and color design, Arne Clausen is attributed as having designed the ‘lotus’ pattern for Cathrineholm.
The dish is in good, vintage condition. Interior shows light scratches, particularly around the base, few spots of discoloration / general wear to one area at the top of the white lotus pattern, and underside shows very minimal wear.
We have many pieces of Cathrineholm enamelware listed separately (many in this same green palette), so check out our full listings for more items.
8.75ʺW × 7.25ʺD × 1.25ʺH