An Overview of Gunnar Nylund’s Scherzo Series
Gunnar Nylund (1904–1997) designed many classics for the Swedish ceramic factory Rörstrand. One of the most well-known series is Scherzo from 1964. It consists of flintware bowls and vases. They have sculptural forms, geometric relief pattern, and glaze in beige, bluish purple, or white color.
Scherzo shares models with the Oliv (green glaze) and the Fortuna (dark blue glaze) series. The objects are marked on the lower side with Rörstrand, Sweden, Scherzo, and the model number. Which piece in this series is your favorite?
The beige Scherzo glaze
The bluish purple Scherzo glaze
The white Scherzo glaze
Bowl, model 1, diameter 15 cm / 5.9 in
Bowl, model 2, diameter 18 cm / 7.1 in
Bowl, model 3, height 6 cm / 2.4 in
Bowl, model 4, height 27 cm / 10.6 in
Vase, model 5
Vase, model 6, height 11 cm / 4.3 in
Vase, model 7
Vase, model 8, height 18 cm / 7.1 in
Vase, model 9, height 22 cm / 8.7 in
Vase, model 10, height 30 cm / 11.8 in
The lower side of a Scherzo object
The dark blue Fortuna glaze
The green Oliv glaze
