Hertha Bengtson Platters and Serveware

A fine vintage Swedish art pottery bowl designed by Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand. The bowl is glazed with a stylized seed or floral design in contrasting and tubelined design to the inner bowl set on a brown and green mottle glazed ground. With incised maker and HB monogram...

Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand. "Blå eld" porcelain teapot. Beautiful deep blue glaze, 1960s. Measures: 18.8 x 17 cm. Stamped. In very good condition.

Rare, mint condition, twelve place settings of KOKA porcelain designed by Hertha Bengtsson. Hertha Bengtson designed "Koka Blå” (Cook Blue) in 1953 during the golden age of Swedish...

Hertha Bengtson (1917-1993) for Rörstrand. Four Koka deep plates in glazed stoneware. 1960s. Measures: 20.5 x 4 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. For almost half a century, ...

Hertha Bengtson (1917-1993) for Rörstrand. Seven Koka dinner plates in glazed stoneware. 1960s. Diameter: 24.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. For almost half a century, H...

Hertha Bengtson 1917-1993 for Rörstrand. Koka bowl and sauce jug in glazed stoneware. 1960s. The sauce jug measures: 16 x 7.5 cm (incl. Handle). The bowl measures: 16.5 x 6 cm. In...

Swedish ceramic artist Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920- 1990) played a major role in popularizing Swedish pottery during the 20th century, working for more than three decades at Rörstrand, one of the oldest ceramics manufacturers in Europe. During his long tenure at Rörstrand, Stålhane was responsible for small-batch studio pieces, mass-produced tableware , and all manner of decorative accessories . Born in 1920 in Mariestad, Sweden, Stålhane began working at Rörstrand in 1939 as a decorative painter, assisting Danish-Finnish ceramic artist, designer, and sculptor Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997). During this time, Stålhane decorated various ceramic pieces, most notably Nylund’s Flambé range (1939s), quickly establishing himself as a talented ceramic artist. Inspired by the desire for new products during the postwar economic boom, Stålhane went from being a talented decorator to an exceptional ceramic artist. In 1943, Stålhane caught the eye of Swedish artist Isaac Grünewald (1889-1946), who was visiting Rörstrand. Grünewald was so impressed with Stålhane’s work that he took him on as a student, and from 1943 to 1946, Stålhane studied art at Grünewald's Art School in Stockholm. Subsequently from 1947 until 1948, he studied sculpture at Académie Colarossi in Paris. During the 1950s, Stålhane’s work appeared in several solo exhibitions in Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. His Blanca Tableware range (c. 1955) won numerous international prizes and was in high-demand. In 1958, Stålhane succeeded Nylund as Artistic Director and Chief Designer at Rörstrand. In 1960, Stålhane unveiled a new collection at Stockholm’s Galerie Blanche. Featuring dark stoneware pieces made from local clays, this collection represented a bold departure from the soft, restrained shapes of the 1950s. It has since been praised for its precient aesthetic that would influence the look of ceramics for more than a decade. From 1963 until 1971, Stålhane taught ceramics at the Art Industrial School in Gothenburg. For a short time, he also was the Design Director at the Swedish factory Upsala Ekeby, which in addition to porcelain, produced tile, brick, and glass. Stålhane eventually left Rörstrand in 1973 in order to establish his own ceramic company, Designhuset, in Lidköping, where he further experimented with local clays and minerals. Stålhane continued to work until his death in 1990. Today, Designhuset is a school for ceramists and model-makers. Over the course of his career, Stålhane created several public works for The Commerce Trust Company in Kansas City, Missouri, and for Volvo in Gothenburg, Sweden. His work is represented at several international museums, including Stockholm’s Nationalmuseum and New York’s MoMA. Rörstrand is the second oldest brand of ceramics in Europe and can be found in homes all across Sweden and Europe. Rörstrand’s long legacy includes some of Europe’s most iconic ceramics collections including Swedish Grace, Mon Amie, Ostindia, Filippa...

A gorgeous Italian porcelain pottery fruit bowl featuring a hand-painted thistle, made in Italy by Sesto Fiorentino mid twentieth century. Featuring a golden oyster-curl edge and sum...

Hertha Bengtsson 1917-1993 for Rörstrand. Four Koka teacups with saucers in glazed stoneware. 1960s. The teacup measures: 9.5 x 7 cm. Saucer diame...

A large vase designed by Hertha Bengtsson at Rörstrand, the vase is 39 cm (15,6") high and in excellent condition, it´s marked as 1:st quality.

A vase designed by Hertha Bengtsson at Rörstrand, the vase is 15 cm (6") high and in excellent condition, it´s marked as 2nd quality.

Koka tea set by Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand Sweden, manufactured in the 1960's. This set contains a tea pot, six cups and six saucers. Slight wear due to its age and use, no chip...