A mid-20th century coffee service, 14 pieces, "Adam", bone china, Gustavsberg, Sweden.
Six cups with saucers, one marked 'Gustavsberg bone china ADAM Stig L VBN-B555 Made in Sweden', one marked '31M', two '32M', two marked Gustavsberg Sweden Bone China Adam. The height of the cups is approximately 5.5 cm. The diameter of the saucers is 12.5 cm.
Seven plates, diameter 16.5 cm.
Creamer height 7 cm.
Minor wear. One of the plates' stamps unclear.
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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