Sven Wejsfelt

Viewing Nybrogatan 32, Stockholm, 17-23 October, weekdays 10-18, Saturday 11-16.

He has been called the last Swedish ceramist in the stoneware tradition. His name is known among collectors and connoisseurs in the field, but he has remained somewhat obscure to the general public. Therefore, it is especially exciting that Stockholms Auktionsverk is dedicating a separate themed auction to Sven Wejsfelt. And when you stand in front of his works collected in this way, it becomes abundantly clear that Wejsfelt has much to contribute to Swedish design history.

He was born in Lidköping in the significant exhibition year of 1930. At the age of 16, he started working at the Rörstrand porcelain factory. There, he threw large volumes, primarily for Gunnar Nylund, but he also worked for Hertha Bengtsson, Marianne Westman, Sylvia Leuchovius, and Carl-Harry Stålhane. Seven years later, he changed employers and became an assistant to Stig Lindberg at Gustavsberg, a position he held for 17 years. It was only a few years later that his own production took off in the form of vases and animal figurines. At Stockholms Auktionsverk, it is precisely these pieces that we are presented with. In the selected vases, we see the craftsmanship that was cultivated over decades of work coming to the forefront. A 31 cm tall unique purple vase stands out, but all in all, the collection being auctioned provides a glimpse of Wejsfelt's mastery of glazing. Add in a few birds and fish, as well as an impressive 57 cm tall antelope, and you have the ingredients for the Sven Wejsfelt theme.