Rörstrand | Iris | Nouveau-Deco | Alf Wallander | Antique c. 1897

A stunning art nouveau mocha cup from the series Iris, by Alf Wallander from Rörstrand; in perfect condition with hand painted relief. These cups - especially the mocha version in muted violet- are very rare. 

Alf Wallander's stuff is in general, super expensive. Most of it is in this form, i.e. with some sort of relief addition to whatever item he's chosen to create. Thus vases also have raised lilies and tulips and in one of the best examples of Nouveau, you can see a coffee set with dragonflies in muted pink and purple. His only departure from pastels as far as I know is a seafood plate with bright red raised lobsters...