Stig Lindberg, a 'Löja' creamware part service, Gustavsberg, Sweden 1948-62.
Painted polychrome decor of different motifs. Stamped marker's mark GUSTAVBERG FLINTPORSLIN LÖJA HANDMÅLAD SWEDEN STIG L. Comprising 10 dinner plates with different motifs (diam 24,5 cm), numbered III-VIII, IX (2 plates), XI-XII, 10 smaller plates with different motifs (diam 17 cm) numbered I-X and 2 oval serving dishes (length 22,5 and 27,5 cm).
Slight wear and scratches, the larger serving dish with chips to rim.
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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