BING GRONDAHL #7048 Stoneware by Sten Lykke Madsen Very unusual BING GRONDAHL (B G) stoneware figurine designed by Sten Lykke Madsen. Beautifully detailed in the best Bing Grondahl tradition. Approximately 4 inches (~11 cm) tall and 3 inches (~8 cm) wide. Appropriately marked on the bottom, including the three-tower trademark of Bing Grondahl. This is one of the smaller and less expensive in the series of 12 B G Sten figurines. br What I especially love about Sten #7048 is the head and mouth. When viewed from the front, the head appears to be facing slightly down and to the right, mouth mostly closed. When viewed from the top and left, the head appears to be facing left with a different mouth open above the shoulder, staring up wide-eyed as though about to be attacked by a giant bird of prey. Sten allows you to bring your own interpretation to his figurines. The following was adapted from an article on Sten Lykke Madsen by Ole Lindboe entitled The Fanciful Ceramist: More than any other, Sten Lykke Madsen embodies the fanciful in Danish ceramics. In his universe, the imagination is on a continuous voyage of discovery. His strange but benign mutants tumble about. You might feel somewhat ill at ease upon first meeting his creatures and their fickle natures. Imagine turning your back on them for a minute: What might they do? Sten Lykke Madsen is blessed with a both simpleminded and refined sense of the wonder of life. His deeply original sense of form has a touch of cubism. The world is lightly twisted; turned upside-down. Cracks to the subconscious open up. It is anarchistic in a beautiful and subtly witty manner. There is no doubt that Sten Lykke Madsen is one of our great artists in his special field. The dichotomy between art and crafts loses all meaning when you visit his world. It is all freewheeling fancy. He has retained his childhood’s ability to wonder, which he shares with the viewer. He can be surprised and surprising; amused and amusing. He is a watcher who always looks again, pondering the details, spotting the small in the great – and the great in the small." Sten Lykke Madsen was born 1937 Copenhagen, Denmark. He was stone deaf from birth (Sten means “stone” in Danish) but learned to read lips in both Danish and English. He studied at the Art, Craft Design School in Copenhagen. He worked for Bing Grøndahl 1962-86, and for Royal Copenhagen 1986-2003. Most of his sculptures were unique works of art, often selling for thousands of dollars. I have 2 of these unique works now listed in my Store. A selection of 12 of his figures are the only ones introduced into the regular B G catalog (1984), given B G figurine numbers 7041 to 7053, and produced in very limited quantities. You either love them or hate them, but there isn't anything else like them. I currently have all 12 in stock, some now listed . Contact me if you are interested others not currently listed . EXCELLENT CONDITION (no chips, cracks, repairs or other defects), and FIRST QUALITY (no scratch through the trademark). RETURNABLE for a full refund if item not as described. Please ask your questions before bidding. SHIPPING, HANDLING and INSURANCE within the United States is just $9.95 for this item. COMBINED SHIPPING! Shipping and insurance within the United States is just $3 for each additional item when shipped together, one of the cheapest combined shipping rates ! Save on shipping by buying more than one item! For EBAY to apply the combined shipping discount, add the items to your Shopping Cart and then pay for them at the same time. If you have already bought and paid for one item and want to purchase additional items, please email me so that I hold the first item and can adjust the invoice for the additional item(s). I can't combine shipping after the first item has already been shipped! PLEASE! Check out my other items including other Collector, Commemorative, Christmas and Mother's Day plates starting under $4.00! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Sign up for my newsletter to keep informed of new listings and special offers! BUYERS OUTSIDE the US: