Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
The Gustavsberg porcelain factory was, for many decades, the largest ceramics maker in Sweden and home to some of the most innovative and ingenious makers of the past century. The company, founded in 1825, mass-produced a wide range of products: first decorative household items and tableware in the English style and later bathroom fixtures, including the first pressed-steel bathtubs that would oust heavy cast iron. But of first interest to collectors are the remarkable decorative works created in the Gustavsberg art pottery studio, in particular those by master ceramists Wilhelm Kåge, Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Gustavsberg began producing some individually crafted, highly decorated and richly glazed pieces in the 1860s. While the forms of their mass-produced vessels and plates derived from English, Continental and Asian styles, a select few painters won acclaim for their personal artistry. Gunnar Wennerberg became known for his work in the organic Art Nouveau style, and Josef Ekberg, the company’s design chief from 1908 to 1917, was revered for his expert use of iridescent lusterware glazes and the sgraffito technique, in which a decorative pattern is incised in the surface of a clay pot before it is glazed and fired.
It was not until Ekberg’s successor, Wilhelm Kåge, opened Gustavsberg’s first dedicated art pottery studio that the work became widely recognized. Kåge’s “Argenta” series, which encompasses a variety of vessels coated with an oxidized green glaze and decorated in silver motifs, remains popular. Though perhaps his most striking works are his “Surrea” vases — white bisque porcelain in off-kilter forms inspired by Cubist paintings — and his “Farsta” wares, which include totemic, spindly footed stoneware vases and bowls with textured surfaces, glazed in brown, green and blue.
Kåge’s finest protégés, Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg, took over from Kåge as Gustavsberg’s design directors in 1945. Friberg was a master potter. He threw elegant, simple, symmetrical vases and bowls painstakingly coated in layer after layer of matte glazing to achieve a classic striated effect known as “rabbit’s fur.” Lindberg’s highly collectible studio ceramics fall into two principal categories: The first is made of white porcelain pieces in round, biomorphic or stylized natural forms. The second includes weightier vases — many with textured bodies and applied decorations — glazed in deep, earthy colors. As you will see from the works on these pages, Gustavsberg was a bastion of creativity and precise artistry that turned out a remarkable range of works whose style still resonates with lovers of Scandinavian design.
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Creator: Gustavsberg
Art Deco "Argenta" Vase by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern Wilhelm Kåge "Argenta" Vase in stoneware and inlays in silver for Gustavsberg, Sweden. This beautiful piece is part of the Wilhelm Kages (Kåge) Argenta series, pr...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Silver
Two Off-White Scandinavian Modern Wilhelm KågeSurrea Vases, Sweden 1940s.
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Stockholm, SE
Two Scandinavian Modern Wilhelm Kåge Surrea vases with off white Carrara glaze in a plump, skewed form. The “Surrea” stoneware series was first int...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
Scandinavian modern stoneware pike by Sven Wejsfelt, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1980s
By Gustavsberg, Sven Wejsfelt
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Great stoneware sculpture designed by Sven Wejsfelt for Gustavsberg, Sweden, during the 1980s.
This pike belongs of the designers series 'Stim'.
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Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Brass
"Nude Archers, " Rare Art Deco Dish Celebrating Stockholm Archery Competition
By Gustavsberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and stunning example of the Argenta line of porcelain art wares produced by the Gustavsberg works in Sweden, characterized by a glowing, turquoise blue-green glaze decorated w...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
$1,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Post Modern Flash Vases by Margareta Hennix for Gustavsberg, Sweden
By Margareta Hennix, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Post Modern flash vases by Margaretha Hennix for Gustavsberg, Sweden, shaped as trees.
Margareta Hennix is a Swedish ceramicist, glass artist and designer. During her long career as...
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1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware, Porcelain
“Veckla” Bowl by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg 1950
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By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Örebro, SE
Lovely “Veckla” bowl by Stig Lindberg, white carrara stoneware. Folded form.
Good vintage condition, wear and patina consistent with age and use.
Blemishes.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
“Veckla” Bowl by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg 1950
s
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Örebro, SE
Lovely “Veckla” bowl by Stig Lindberg, white carrara stoneware. Folded form.
Good vintage condition, wear and patina consistent with age and use.
Blemishes as seen on the pictures.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
Stig Lindberg Unique bowl/ vide poche in black Glaze Made by Hand Sweden 60s
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Forest, BE
Brown glazed bowl / vide poche by Swedish master ceramicist Stig Lindberg. From light brown on the edges to dark black. It is the Japanese tenmoku gl...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Ceramic
$1,235 Sale Price
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Midcentury unique stoneware bowl by Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Large and unique stoneware bowl designed by Stig Lindberg and produced in Gustavsberg studios in the 1960s.
Graphic pattern with a beautiful turquoise matt glaze.
Marked with sig...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
Berndt Friberg, large vase, 46 cm high, Gustavsberg, 1950s
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Uppsala, SE
Large blue vase with hare fur glaze designed by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg studios in the 1950s. Impressive size and much larger than most Friberg vases. The vase has been restor...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
$3,325 Sale Price
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Pair of Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Skohg Sterling Paintings on Swedish Stones
By Borje Skohg, Gustavsberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful pair of rare studio craft Scandinavian collectibles.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stone
$796 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Five Mid-Century Terracotta Planters by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
The finest planter by Wilhelm Kåge, designed for Gustavsberg in the 1940s. The Swedish love for potted plants is confirmed in Gustavsbergs advertising brochure on "Planta" from 1940s...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Terracotta, Porcelain
"Mermaid Riding Hippocampus, " Large, Unique Argenta Covered Jar by Gustavsberg
By Gustavsberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning in size, composition and execution, this large covered jar by the Gustavsberg porcelain works in Sweden features a highly-detailed mermaid ...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Porcelain
Scandinavian Modern Carrara Bowl, "Wave" by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Wilhelm Kåge Stoneware Bowl "Wave" by Gustavsberg. White stoneware with Carrara Glaze. 1940s. Fantastic condition. An eye-catcher object, for every design hunter.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
Four Post-Modern "Kombi" Vases by the Artist Margareta Hennix for Gustavsberg
By Margareta Hennix, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Four Post-Modern "Kombi" vases in white glazed stoneware made by the Swedish artist Margareta Hennix for Gustavsberg. Made in the 80´s and are in great condition.
Measures: Small v...
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1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg, Made at Gustavsberg in Sweden, 1950s
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Hägersten, SE
Stoneware vase designed by Berndt Friberg. Made at Gustavsberg in sweden during the 1950s. Stoneware with a bone colored hares fur glaze. Signed. Good vintage condition with small si...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
Scandinavian Modern Vase "Surrea" Gustavsberg Studio by Wilhelm Kage
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful “Surrea” vase by Wilhelm Kåge, made in Carrara stoneware. The design are Kåge’s best from the 1930s Produced in Sweden by Gustavsberg during the ...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
Wilhelm Kåge
Argenta
Vase for Gustavsberg, 1940s – Silver Inlaid Fish Design
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Göteborg, SE
This round ceramic vase from the Argenta series was designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg in the 1940s. It features a deep green glaze with a speckled finish and is decorated wit...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Silver
Wilhelm Kåge "Gold Surrea" Bowl by Gustavsberg, Sweden
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Utrecht, NL
Carrara glazed 'Surrea' (meaning 'surreal' in Swedish) bowl from the 'Guldsurrea' series by Wilhelm Kåge.
The Surrea series designs are characteristic because of their different cou...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Ceramic
Three Scandinavian Modern "Wave" ‘Våga’ Vase by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg Sweden
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Three Scandinavian Modern, "Swedish Modern" Våga vase with Carrara glaze. Designed by Wilhelm Kåge, circa 1930s. Made in Gustavsberg, Sweden. Marked with Gustavsberg logo. The vases ...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
Carl-arne Breger Plastic Watering Cans Pitchers Gustavsberg Sweden Black White
By Carl-arne Breger, Gustavsberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Pair of sculptural. Very good vintage condition, one retains paper label.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Plastic
Midcentury Stoneware "Gnurgla" Vase by Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking stoneware vase by Stig Lindberg, model called “Gnurgla”. Unique, in a whimsical, drop form. Glazed glossy, dark purple.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
1950s Stig Lindberg Leaf Bowl Hand Painted Studio Pottery Sweden Polkadots
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and iconic Lindberg hand-painted pattern in lemon yellow. No chips, and no cracks, but there are some glaze skips to front left tip and rear side of stem, pictured. Just ov...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
$620 Sale Price
20% Off
Lidded Urn by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Model 1207
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1934, Sweden. This glazed stoneware lidded urn, model 1207, part of Wilhelm Kåge’s Argenta stoneware collection made for the Gustavsberg Factory. It features silver leaf decorations ...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
No. 1210 Vessel by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1940s, Sweden. Wide-mouth vessel with decorative handles by Wilhelm Kåge from his Argenta collection of stoneware produced for the Gustavsberg Factory. Speckled turquoise glaze with ...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
White
Surrea
Vase and Bowl by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Malmö, SE
Stunning 'Surrea' stoneware vase and bowl with 'Carrara' glaze.
Made by Wilhelm Kåge at Gustavsberg Studio in Sweden, 1940s.
Excellent condition.
Stamped 'Gustavsberg / SURREA'.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Ceramic, Stoneware
Wilhelm Kåge / SURREA VASE / Gustavsberg / 1950s
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Wilhelm Kage studied painting at art school and worked as a poster artist after graduation.
As art director of Gustavsberg from 1917, he laid the foundations for modern design in Swe...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
Gustavsberg Vase, Sweden, 1940
By Gustavsberg
Located in Bronx, NY
Green ceramic vase by Gustavsberg Sweden quartz colored green with silver inlays surround the top of the rim with motif of fish silver inlayed ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Ceramic
Swedish Modern Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Bowl in Sang de Boeuf Glaze.
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Designed by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg. Marked with year letter "K" and the number "42".
This refined mid-20th century piece by Berndt Friberg is a striking example of his master...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
Farsta Ceramic Vase by Wilhelm Kåge voor Gustavsberg
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in AMSTELVEEN, NL
Wilhelm Kåge designed the Farsta series for Gustavsberg in the 1930s. The series was introduced in the late 1930s and continued into the 1940s and 1950s. The pieces were known for th...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Ceramic
Faience "Karneval" Vase by Stig Lindberg
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Faience “Karneval” vase by Stig Lindberg, in a long cylinder shape. Beautiful, playful motif of a three people in imaginative clothes. The rim is unglazed, giving an organic touch to...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Faience
Gustavsberg Argenta Red and Silver Charger Wilhelm Kage Sweden
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Lausanne, CH
An imposing charger depicting a silver mythical creature to the center, similar to the Níðhöggr, a water dragon on a mottled deep red background. Silver air bubbles are scattered acr...
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20th Century Swedish Art Deco Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Ceramic
Large ceramic Urne by Lisa Larson Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1980
By Gustavsberg
Located in Bronx, NY
Large Ceramic Urne by Lisa Larson Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1980 overall gray with a lid handle in an organically shape with various colors t...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Ceramic
Wilhelm Kåge
Argenta
Vase for Gustavsberg, 1940s – Silver Inlaid Flower Design
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Göteborg, SE
Wilhelm Kåge Argenta vase for Gustavsberg, made in Sweden in the 1940s. This vintage ceramic vase features a deep green glaze and an elegant silver inlaid flower design. A fine examp...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Silver
Pair of Mid-Century Terracotta Planters by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
The finest planter by Wilhelm Kåge, designed for Gustavsberg in the 1940s. The Swedish love for potted plants is confirmed in Gustavsbergs advertising brochure on "Planta" from 1940s...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Porcelain, Terracotta
Mid-Century Modern Stig Lindberg Planters or Bowls for Gustavsberg, Sweden
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mid-Century Modern Stig Lindberg handmade planters or use as bowls for Gustavsberg. Lindberg designed "Silur" series in 1962 for Gustavsberg. Typical for Swedish design at this time ...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Clay, Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Stig Lindberg Planters for Gustavsberg, Sweden.
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mid-Century Modern Stig Lindberg handmade planters for Gustavsberg. Lindberg designed "Silur" series in 1962 for Gustavsberg. Typical for Swedish design at this time is the geometric...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Clay, Stoneware
2 Mid-Century Modern White Vases "Pungo" by Stig Lindberg, made in Gustavsberg
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
2 Mid-Century Modern White Vases "Pungo" by Stig Lindberg, made in Gustavsberg.
The "Pungo" vases are part of an exclusive series with limited produc...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, The Våga Series, Small White Vase, Sweden c. 1940
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in New York, NY
In 1917, Gustavsberg hired Kåge to make its dinnerware and other everyday products more beautiful—he would serve as the company's Artistic Director until 1948. During this fruitful p...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Ceramic
Farsta’ vase designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg Sweden, 1957
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
'Farsta’ vase designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg
Sweden, 1957
Stoneware.
Signed 'FARSTA KÅGE Å'
H: 28.5 cm/ 11 1/4"
D: 10 cm/ 3 7/8".
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1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wheel-thrown stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg. Known for its collaborations with master ceramists like Friberg, Gustavsberg was a cornerstone of Scandinavian design...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Decorative Objects
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Stoneware
Price Upon Request
Gustavsberg decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Gustavsberg decorative objects are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gustavsberg decorative objects, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original decorative objects by Gustavsberg were created in the Scandinavian Modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative objects by Carl-Harry Stålhane, Upsala Ekeby, and Stig Lindberg. Prices for Gustavsberg decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $140 and can go as high as $20,792, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,515.
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