Modernist Arabia Finland Owl Figurine / Statue

Arabia Finland Owl Figurine by Lillemor Mannerheim-Klingspor 1980s World Wildlife Fund Collection 7" x 5" no chips or cracks.

Modernistic owl sculpture designed in the 1980s by the artist Lillemor Mannerheim Klingspor for Arabia Finland as part of an animal figure series for the World Wildlife Foundation. Measures 7" x 5". Ivory color with subtle polychrome glaze.

Signature of the artist, Arabia Finlandia and WWF logo marked on base.

Lillemor Mannerheim (1927-1994) is one of the well-known representatives of the illustrious Nordic ceramic design of the 20th century. She was one of the leading designers for Rörstrand and Arabia in the 1950s-1980s. In the 1980s, Lillemor returned to her home country of Finland to work for the Arabia Porcelain Factory. There, she designed a much-loved animal series, with all profits going to the WWF. Lillemor's WWF animals were part of the "De hotade" (The Threatened) together with a polar bear by Richard Lindh. The figurines were made of stoneware with rounded shapes and stylized decors.