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Stig Lindberg(Sweden, 1916-1982)
a stoneware sculpture of a mermaid, "Najad", Gustavsberg, Sweden 1940s.
Unsold
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK

A stoneware sculpture of a mermaid, "Najad", Gustavsberg, Sweden 1940s.

Reclining mermaid, beige glaze, marked with factory stamp and STIG L in gold. Height 12 cm, length ca 21 cm.

Literature

Magnus Palm (ed.), "Stora boken om Stig Lindberg: porslin, keramik, industridesign, textil", Egmont 2016, see the model illustrated p. 149.

More information

The model designed in 1942.

More about Stig Lindberg

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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