Stig Lindberg, a tureen with cover and a dish, Gustavsbergs studio.
Faience with painted polychrome decoration of leaves. Round tureen with handles and a crowning knob, signed with the studio mark and with the signature of Giowanni Pugno. Width 23, height 19 cm. Rectangular dish with rounded corners, signed with the studio mark and with the signature of Sigrid Richter. Length 32.5, width 25.5 cm.
Crazed. Marks. Glaze defects.
During the 1950s and 1960s, Stig Lindberg created many of his most sought-after stoneware objects, decorative vases, bowls, and dishes with pressed or carved decoration, and popular ceramic series such as Pungo, Domino, Terma, Karneval, were introduced. A few years later, he became artistic director after Wilhelm Kåge. Stig Lindberg designed popular tableware, several of which are still manufactured today, such as Adam, Eva, Berså, Spisa Ribb (now called Ribb), Prunus, and Aster. During his career, Lindberg worked as an industrial designer, book illustrator, textile and glass designer.
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