Westerberg Signed Studio Stoneware Bottle Vase, Faceted, Scandinavian, Mid-Twentieth Century
Westerberg Signed Studio Stoneware Bottle Vase, Faceted, Scandinavian, Mid-Twentieth Century
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Story
A faceted stoneware bottle vase with a narrow neck and octagonal body, each face covered in a grid of individually impressed circles. The surface has the quiet rhythm of something counted by hand — row after row of small stamps pressed into wet clay before the kiln changed everything.
The glaze is a matte ash tone, warm and earthy, with the clay body breaking through at the edges of each facet where the paddle shaped the form. The faceting itself is the mark of a confident potter — a round thrown vessel paddled into an octagonal shape while still soft, a technique rooted in both Japanese and Scandinavian ceramic traditions.
The name Westerberg is inscribed on the underside in a fluid, practiced script. A potter who signed their work this way expected it to be found again.
Origin
Signed studio stoneware by Westerberg. Mid-to-late 20th century. Scandinavian origin. Sourced in New York.
Condition
Excellent vintage condition. One small nick at the rim opening — barely visible but noted for accuracy. No other chips, cracks, or repairs. Glaze is intact with no flaking or discoloration. Signed on the underside.
Dimensions
~8" H
~7" W across the widest facet
Neck opening: ~1.5"
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