Stig Lindberg, a faience bowl and a dish, Gustavsbergs studio.
Oval bowl with flared sides, hand-painted polychrome decoration of flowers. Signed Sweden F/10 169 with the studio hand and with the faience painter Hellinä Pitkänen's signature. Length 34.5 cm. Bowl with hand-painted decoration of flowers and leaves. Signed Sweden 102 F with the studio hand and faience painter Giovanni Pugno's signature. Length 20 cm.
Minor surface wear. Occasional crazing. Small glaze losses.
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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