Large Modernist Floor Vase by Umhuya, 1940s?C50s

Large and heavy ceramic floor vase by Umhuya of H?gan?s, Sweden, 1940s-50s. Handmade in earthenware with a deeply textured surface and finished in a semi-gloss cream glaze, mottled throughout with brown flecks. Substantial in size, it works as a standalone floor piece or as the anchor in a group of vases.

Umhuya was founded in 1909 in H?gan?s, a coastal town in southern Sweden with a long ceramic tradition. What began as a small workshop grew into one of Sweden’s most recognised potteries, later known as Umhuya. This vase reflects the firm’s Scandinavian Modern period, when handmade forms and natural textures mattered more than ornament.