Swiss Mid-Century Vase by Gustav Spörri - Ziegler Schaffhausen - c.1959 France Unlike a plate

Unlike a plate

used between 1968 and 1970

Motif: Swiss farmhouse with timbering & window-box flowers

A classic piece from the renowned Zwiebelmuster collection

and they are still sought after by collectors today

Swiss Mid-Century Vase by Gustav Spörri - Ziegler Schaffhausen - c.1959 France Unlike a plateThis compact Ziegler Schaffhausen vase showcases Gustav Sprris signature late 1950s language: vertical bands of colour sage, mustard, coral red and inky black applied in textured passes, then animated with sgraffito lines, dots and stitch marks. The softly flared lip and rounded shoulders frame the decoration, while a speckled grey rim grounds the palette. Sprri, sculptor and designer, served as Zieglers artistic lead in the post war decades, steering