Swedish Modern Ceramics - Gustavsberg at The Best Things

Gustavsberg

for Stig Lindberg

for Lisa Larson

for Swen Wejsfelt

for Berndt Friberg

for Wilhelm Kåge

for Josef Ekberg

Stig Lindberg

Karneval Dish by Stig Lindberg - Gustavsberg NEW

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This is a small dish in the Karneval series by Stig Lindberg picturing a Potter at his wheel. 3 1/8" x 6 1/8". There is one tiny chip on one bottom corner, and I mean tiny! Otherwise very good condition and clear strong colors. Fully signed and also retains the little label.
Item# AN208042306

Price: $90.00

Karneval Dish (2) by Stig Lindberg - Gustavsberg NEW

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This is a another small dish in the Karneval series by Stig Lindberg, picturing various household items and a pipe. 3 1/8" x 6 1/8". Excellent condition and clear strong colors. Fully signed and also retains the little label.
Item# AN208042307

Price: $95.00

Studio Bowl by Stig Lindberg - Gustavsberg

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This is a great bowl by Lindberg, I especially love the color. Fully signed on the bottom and made in 1968 if I'm interpreting the signature correctly. 6 1/2" in diameter and 2 3/8" high. Very good condition.
Item# AN207091303

Price: $195.00

Vase by Stig Lindberg - Gustavsberg Studio

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Great studio piece by Stig Lindberg. Unusual black glaze with irridescent silver spots. 3 7/8" high and 2 3/4" in diameter at the top. Fully signed with the incised studio hand and Stig L. Excellent condition.
Item# AN2065121

Price: $185.00

Reptil Bowl by Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden

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Leaf-shaped bowl in the Reptil pattern by Master designer Stig Lindberg at the Gustavsberg factory in Sweden. 1950's. 10 1/2" long x 5" wide. Light blue color. Fully signed on the back, Gustavsberg Sweden, Reptil 263. A few faint marks, it has obviously been used as a bowl. Excellent Condition.
Item# AN20606146

Price: $125.00

Reptil Bowl Large - Stig Lindberg - Gustavsberg

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This is the larger version of the Reptil bowl that has a "seam" down the middle. It measures 12 1/4" long by 6" wide. The condition is great, a couple of tiny pinpricks in the bowl from the manufacture. Impressed Gustavsberg logo on the bottom. Great piece.
Item# AN20702191

Price: $150.00

Reptil Bowl Large (2) - Stig Lindberg - Gustavsberg NEW

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This is another example of the larger version of the Reptil bowl that has a "seam" down the middle. This is one is light yellow. It measures 12 1/4" long by 6" wide. The condition is very good, no chips or cracks only some very light gray scuff marks on the back of it. Impressed Gustavsberg and Reptil logo on the bottom. Great piece.
Item# AN20810012

Price: $150.00

Studio Bowl (2) by Stig Lindberg - Gustavsberg

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Great Oxblood Studio bowl by Stig Lindberg. Nice form and fabulous glaze. Fully signed on the bottom Stig L and the Studio hand. It was made in 1981. 2 1/8" high and 4 5/8" in diameter. Some light scratches on the inside of the bowl (can only be seen if you hold it up to the light), otherwise excellent condition.
Item# AN2071117

Price: $225.00

Painted Studio Leaf Bowl by S. Lindberg - Gustavsberg

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This is a nice example of the popular painted leaf bowls by Lindberg. Great color. 7 1/2" x 6 3/4". It does have som faint crazing throughout as is so common in these pieces and there may be a faint crack in one place (see pic). Sometimes is hard to tell whether it is just crazing or if it goes deeper. Very decorative piece. Painted by Marianne Preissler.
Item# AN2071118

Price: $150.00

Painted Studio Bowl - Stig Lindberg - Gustavsberg

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This is a fairly large bowl, it measures 11" long by 8" wide and 4 1/4" high at the highest point. The condition is very good but it has crazing througout which is so common in these pieces. Fully signed on the bottom, painted by Sigrid Richter. Great shape!
Item# AN20702192

Price: $225.00

Lisa Larson

Sitting Cat - Lilla Zoo - Lisa Larson NEW

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This is a cat from the Lilla Zoo series, designed by Lisa Larson in 1955 and in production 1956-1978. It measures 4 1/2" tall. It is not signed, these pieces hardly ever were, but it retains half of a Gustavsberg label on the bottom. The face paint is slightly faint, otherwise excellent condition.
Item# AN208042107

Price: $75.00

Bulldog - Stora Zoo - Lisa Larson NEW

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This is a very hard to find Lisa Larson piece. It is the bulldog from Stora Zoo, only in production 1960-1968. It measures approx 5" high to the tip of the ears, and approx. 5" in diameter. Excellent condition.
Item# AN208051601

Price: $245.00

Swen Wejsfelt

Cup by Swen Wejsfelt, Gustavsberg NEW

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This is a great looking piece by Wejsfeldt in the shape of a cup. Great form and beautiful glaze. Marked with the Studio hand, Swen and -75. 4 7/8" high and 2 3/4" in diameter at the top. Excellent condition.
Item# AN208042104

Price: $145.00

Vase by Swen Wejsfelt, Gustavsberg

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This is an unusual Limted Edition vase by Swen Wejsfelt. It is numbered 4/75. Beautiful form and unusual gray glaze. It measures 6" high and 4 3/4" in diameter at its widest point. Great condition, a couple of small glaze pops on the body and a gray mark that may come off with the right detergent.
Item# AN206101101

Price: $175.00

"Castrol" Vase by Swen Wejsfelt - Gustavsberg

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This is a vase by Swen Wejsfelt made for Castrol in 1981. I think the form is great with the very delicate neck. 4" high. Very good condition but a few silvery marks on the side.
Item# AN2071115

Price: $65.00

Berndt Friberg

Miniature Bowl by Berndt Friberg NEW

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This is a true miniature bowl by Friberg with beautiful haresfur glaze. 1" high and 1 7/8" in diameter. There is one small glaze pop on the inside. Fully signed on the bottom and in perfect condition.
Item# AN208042106

Price: $145.00

Small Studio Bowl by Berndt Friberg NEW

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This is a small (but not miniature) bowl by Friberg with part oxblood glaze. Nice squarish shape. 2 1/8" high and 3 1/4" across. Excellent condition, just a touch uneven around the base (from production). Fully signed on the bottom.
Item# AN208042105

Price: $245.00

Selecta Bowl by Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg

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This is a bowl by Friberg in the Selecta series. Nice color and glaze. 6 3/8" in diameter and 1 5/8" high. Excellent condition and fully signed on the bottom.
Item# AN207112101

Price: $95.00

Wilhelm Kåge

Fish Vase by Wilhelm Kåge - Gustavsberg

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This is a great Kåge Verkstad piece. Nice design, shape and glaze. 4 3/4" high and 3 1/2" in diameter. One glaze pop and slight uneveness in the glaze on top but still marked as first quality. A nice piece.
Item# AN207091302

Price: $145.00

Plate by Kåge - Gustavsberg

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This plate was designed by Wilhelm Kåge and the pattern is called Biskra. Great pattern and very unusual. The decoration is hand painted, not printed. 8 1/2" in diameter and in good condition.
Item# AN20610305

Price: $45.00

Josef Ekberg

Dish by Josef Ekberg - Gustavsberg

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This is a small dish by Josef Ekberg in the Sgraffitto technique that he became so well-known for. It measures 5 1/2" in diameter and is fully signed on the bottom and dated 1925. Good condition, minor crazing in one spot and one small glaze pop that now shows as a white dot.
Item# AN206101202

Price: $75.00