Stig Lindberg, a faience vase and two trays, 'Karneval', Gustavsberg studio 1958-62.
Plate 15.5 x 8 cm, signed with the studio hand SWEDEN 198 Å and with the painter's signature, plate 30.5 x 20.5 cm, signed with the studio hand SWEDEN 197 F and with the painter's signature, vase height 21, width 15, depth 8 cm, signed with the studio hand SWEDEN 230 J and with the painter's signature.
The smaller dish with manufacturing flaws. The vase with a chip on the foot. Minor wear.
The series Karneval was presented in 1957, and produced 1958 to 1962.
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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