Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand
Rare long neck vase model “AUR”, ca. 1950’s
Country
Sweden
Colour
Material
Stoneware
Glaze
Finish
Matte. Bottle-shaped.
Height
25.5 cm ( 9 7/8 in )
Diameter
5.5 cm ( 2 8/8 in )
Marking
Incised “R (with three crowns), Sweden, GN AUR”
When looking closely at the glaze, this vase looks almost like a rough apatite stone. Traces of the apatite stone have been discovered in moon rocks collected by NASA astronauts during the Apollo space program.