Stig Lindberg, a faience bowl, a dish and table lamp base, Gustavsbergs studio.
Bowl with flared sides, hand-painted polychrome decoration of stripes in blue, brown, and green. Signed 171 Sweden with the studio hand and with the faience painter Franca Pugno's signature. Length 20 cm. Plate with flared sides, hand-painted decoration of stripes in yellow and brown. Signed N/68 168 Sweden with the studio hand and with the faience painter Franca Pugno's signature. Length 26 cm. Lamp base with hand-painted decoration of stripes, not signed. Height 24.5 cm.
Minor surface wear. Occasional crazing. Glaze remnants.
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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