Stig Lindberg, a faience vase and a dish, Gustavsbergs studio 1940-50s.
Vase with a bulbous shape and a flared neck, hand-painted decoration of pink stripes and black ovals. Signed R/57 - 139 Sweden with the studio mark and with the faience painter Franca Pugno's signature. Height 23 cm. Small leaf-shaped dish with hand-painted decoration of stripes in black and pink. Signed 30 Y/57 Sweden with the studio mark and with the faience painter Karin Gustavsson's signature. Length 12.5 cm.
Occasional crazing. Vase with a damaged rim. Minor surface wear.
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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