So much going on! And the year's only a week old! As for me, I'm bearing with it as best I'm able. So let's bear it together! This week we present a selection of handsome bears, all currently in-stock at LEO Design.
Knud Khyn was a Danish artist born in 1880. He worked in various media, although, the lion's share of his work was creating stoneware sculpture—and most of his career was working for Royal Copenhagen (during the Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Danish Modernist periods). As one of Royal Copenhagen's premier artists, Khyn designed numerous sculptures in his signature style—mostly wild animals and the occasional mythical creature. Knud Kyhn would sculpt the original models, then supervise their subsequent moulding and glazing. Royal Copenhagen was in the business of producing quality collectable items. They would attempt to balance production output across their product line. If they found that one of their styles was popular with collectors, they might produce that design for several years—making just enough (every year) to satisfy collector demand without flooding the market.
Bears were amongst Knud Khyn's favorite subjects. Shown here, a stoneware rolling bear, date-marked 1975. This was shortly after he died—thus, a period when the production of his items was tapering off. Click on the photo above to learn more about it.
Though our Greenwich Village store is now permanently closed, LEO Design is still alive and well! Please visit our on-line store where we continue to sell Handsome Gifts (www.LEOdesignNYC.com).
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