Stig Lindberg, a 59-piece creamware "Berså" dinner service, Gustavsberg, 1961-74.
Comprising of:
11 dinner plates, 24 cm.
11 starter plates, 21 cm.
11 side plates, 17.5 cm. (one chipped).
4 coffee cups with saucers, saucer diameter 15.5 cm.
6 coffee/tea cups with saucers, saucer diameter 13 cm.
Jug, 12 cm.
2 bowls, 17.5-19.5 cm.
Bowl, 12.5 cm.
Sauce bowl, height 6 cm.
Creamer, height 4.5 cm.
Sugar bowl with lid, diameter 9 cm.
Box with lid, 16 x 8.5 cm.
Square bowl on wooden tray, approx. 13 x 13 cm.
2 salt/pepper shakers, 12 cm (one chipped).
5 egg cups, diameter 4.5 cm.
Matches included. Five coffee/tea saucers included. Several dinner plates, coffee/tea saucers, and side plates have faded decorations. Wear due to age and usage. Marks with loss of decoration in the leaves. Occasional chips and stains. Occasional firing cracks.
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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