a rare 32-piece stoneware chess set, Gustavsberg Studio 1970s.
Gold and silver-coloured, at least three pieces signed SL with studio hand, other pieces covered with felt underneath. Height approx. 5-10 cm.
A silver-coloured runner with a repaired head.
Purchased at auction in the late 1970s, thence by descent within the family.
Gisela Eronn, "Tusenkonstnären Stig Lindberg", Stockholm 2003, the model ill. p. 142.
Reportedly, the chess pieces never went into production, and only between 5-10 sets were manufactured.
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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