Wilhelm Kåge was the artistic director of the Gustavsberg porcelain factory from 1917 to 1949, and initiated the artistic workshop Gustavsbergs Studio in 1942. As a leading figure in the birth of the Swedish decorative art industry, as well as its march to international recognition, Kåge became a pioneer in the true sense of the word, and during this era in Swedish design history the leading name in the fieldof ceramics.

In 1953, Nationalmuseum in Stockholm held a major retrospective exhibition of Wilhelm Kåge. The exhibition highlighted his importance for Swedish ceramics, especially his artistic ”Farsta” stoneware. The present sale includes a total of 41 selected lots from this collection, which mainly consists of ”Farsta” objects. One of the collection’s main works can be found in one of the photos from the Nationalmuseum exhibition of 1953.

Wilhelm Kåge gained broad international recognition already during his lifetime. When The New York Times reviewed a Kåge exhibition in New York in 1958, the paper described him as one of the three most important contemporary ceramicists in the world. His long friendship and artistic exchange with Japanese master Shōji Hamada is highlighted in the current exhibition “Wilhelm Kåge & Shōji Hamada – Ceramics Across Borders” at Nationalmuseum, running from April 23, 2026 to February 28, 2027.

The collection comprises lot no 98-138.