Stig Lindberg, a 59-piece creamware "Berså" service, Gustavsberg, Sweden, second half of the 20th century.
Printed decoration of green leaves. Comprising:
12 plates, diameter 21.5 cm.
10 side plates, diameter 18 cm.
12 bowls, diameter 17 cm.
7 egg cups, diameter 4.5 cm.
Bowl, diameter 20 cm.
Jug, height 12.5 cm.
2 square bowls, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.
Tray, 22.5 x 19.5 cm.
11 coffee cups with saucers, saucers' diameter 13 cm.
Sugar bowl, diameter 8 cm.
Creamer, diameter 8.5 cm.
Three coffee saucers are included. Wear. A few pieces with crazing and chips. Minor stains. Some marks with loss of decoration.
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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