This a rare vintage side plate. It is from a range that is keenly sought-after and is a top-quality modernist Scandinavian design.
I have a number of dishes and plates in this pattern available in my online shop.
This is a wee side plate that measures 7 3/4 inches in diameter.
I have nine of these in my shop. THE PRICE IS FOR ONE PLATE ONLY. This will be at the bargain price of only £ 30 per plate. Select the quantity tab on the listing if you wish to order more than one.
They were made for the Finnish ceramics company: Arabia in the 1960s. The shape was designed by Ulla Procope and is very similar to her Ruska pieces. The pattern is by Anna (Anja) Jaatinen Winquist. Her initials are hand-painted on the reverse of each piece, as photographed.
Anja Jaatinen-Winquist was born in 1934. She started working at Arabia Finland in the late 1960s while the company was going through a rapid period of change and expansion, and she continued working there in the product design department until 1974.
She designed several tableware services for Arabia including the M model “Karelia” with its iron oxide decoration, “Saara” (in production 1971-1976), and also Kalevala, and Paju (which came in both blue and yellow variations).
The pattern on my items is called "Paju" (or Willow) and it is in the blue and blue colour variant. The blue decoration on each piece is all hand painted, resulting in a slight difference in every piece.
These large dinner plates are in fine damage-free condition. It is rare to find them offered together in this amount.
Given the lovely condition of all my Paju items - my asking price for each piece is certainly a fair one.
A single / or two plates will cost £5.50 to post to you in the UK with recorded delivery. This will be applied to your offer at the checkout. More than two plates ordered will have postage capped at £10.