Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Swedish
Before Rörstrand and its contemporaries introduced ceramic serveware to Europe, people primarily ate off of metal plates. The Swedish ceramics company was pivotal in bringing porcelain from China to the Western world, and today, vintage Rörstrand ceramics are highly prized by collectors.
The company began in 1726 at Rörstrand Castle in Stockholm, under the direction of master porcelain maker Johann Wolff. Early works bore no stamp or seal to mark their origin, as the company had no competitors at the time. Once competing companies made inroads into the porcelain market, Rörstrand began to stamp its products.
With the rising demand for ceramic tableware, Rörstrand pieces filled the cabinets in the houses of the nobility, royalty and the social elite of Sweden and surrounding nations. The 1800s saw many technological advances for the company, as it began using steam presses to emboss patterns into material. The 20th century brought the company to international markets after it presented its Art Nouveau pieces at the 1900 World Exposition in Paris.
As Sweden was a neutral country during the world wars, Rörstrand was able to continue producing, whereas other companies shut down or shifted to making items for the war effort. Swedish artist-designer Gunnar Nylund created his most famous works — warm-toned matte-glazed Art Deco stoneware and more — while employed by Rörstrand. During the 1950s, Rorstrand brought on master porcelain maker Marianne Westman, lovingly referred to as “the Porcelain Mother.” Her design, the Rörstrand Mon Amie, became one of the company’s leading sellers. It was among many popular designs that she and her team developed. Westman continued with the company through the 1960s when it brought on other notable talents, such as designer Inger Persson.
In 1976, the company celebrated 250 years, and the Rörstrand Museum opened in Lidköping, holding over 15,000 pieces created by the historic ceramics manufacturer.
With almost 300 years of history, Rörstrand has survived numerous shifts in culture and design preferences, maintaining its heritage style, while smoothly adapting to new trends. With each decade, the company has debuted new designs, glazes, patterns and technologies, bringing new innovations and intriguing twists to traditional work.
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Creator: Rörstrand
Midcentury Modern Ceramic Vase Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden 1950s
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful vase was created and designed by Gunnar Nylund at the Rörstrand factory in the 1950s, Sweden.
The brown golden glaze is amazing and works wonderful with the shape a...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Midcentury Ceramic Vase Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful large vase was created and designed by Gunnar Nylund at the Rörstrand Factory in the 1950s Sweden.
The glaze is amazing and works wonderful with the bottleneck sha...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Set of 2 Ceramic Pieces Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Two wonderful pieces vase and bowl from Rörstrand and maker/Designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful glazed and in good condition.
Very good condition ...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Stoneware Dish by Marianne Westman for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1960s
By Rörstrand, Marianne Westman
Located in Barcelona, ES
Shallow serving plate / dish / centerpiece designed by Marianne Westman for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1960s. Ceramic in an earthy colored, wabi-sabi raw glaze.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Stoneware
Set of 2 Ceramic Vases Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Two wonderful vases from Rörstrand and maker/Designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful glazed vases in good condition.
Measures H 24 x D 8cm.
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Exceptional Large Ceramic Bowl Rörstrand Sylvia Leuchovius, 1970s
By Sylvia Leuchovius, Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This extra-large bowl ceramic was designed by Sylvia Leuchovius and produced by Rörstrand. This bowl is marked as studio ceramic and are well sculptured with a nice glaze inside the ...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Set of Midcentury Ceramic Bowls by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Barcelona, ES
Two midcentury ceramic bowls designed and signed by Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997) for Rörstrand. Earthy wabi-sabi color and texture.
Dimensions...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Barcelona, ES
Scandinavian Modern vase designed and signed by Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997) for Rörstrand.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Midcentury 3 Ceramic Pieces Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Three wonderful pieces made in Sweden during the 1950s at Rörstrand factory and designed by Gunnar Nylund.
The objects have a wonderful form and glaze.
Good condition.
Mea...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Midcentury Pair of Bowls Rörstrand Sweden by Gunnar Nylund, 1950s
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Pair of bowls Rörstrand made in Sweden by Gunnar Nylund in the 1950s. Wonderful glaze on these bowls.
They are both in good condition
Measures: 16 x 12 X 8 cm.
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand 1950s Modernist Gray Striped Vases
By Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare set of two Scandinavian modern smooth porcelain vases by acclaimed designer Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand and Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden. Light gray glaze with dark gray stripes...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Set of 3 Ceramic Pieces Rörstrand Carl Harry Stålhane, Sweden, 1950s
By Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
These 3 pieces, 2 vases and 1 small bowl was created at Rörstrand and designed by famous Carl Harry Stålhane in the 1950s.
Both the vases and bowl are nice sculptured, and the glaz...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Vintage Copper Lustre Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand Vase, circa 1950
By Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and stylish midcentury Swedish art pottery vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) for Rörstrand. The simple oval shaped vase is richly decorated in a chocolate brown copper lustre...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Swedish Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand Art Pottery Bowl, 20th Century
By Rörstrand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine vintage Swedish art pottery bowl designed by Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand. The bowl is glazed with a stylized seed or floral design in contrasting and tubelined design to the...
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Pottery
Porcelain Bottle Vase Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand
By Rörstrand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage Swedish art pottery bottle shaped vase designed by Carl Harry Ståhlane (1920-90) for Rörstrand. The porcelain bodied vase is of elegant rounded shape graduating to ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Pottery
Brown Mid-Century Modern Ceramic tea pot by Carl Harry Stalhane for Rörstrand
By Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Berlin, DE
Brown Mid-Century Modern Ceramic tea pot by Carl Harry Stalhane for Rörstrand
This tea pot was designed in the 1960s by Carl Harry Stalhane and manufactured in Sweden for Rörstrand....
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Set of 2 Ceramic Vases Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Two wonderful vases from Rörstrand and maker/Designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful glazed vases in good condition.
Measures H 23 x W 12 cm.
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Gunnar Nylund Magenta Chamotte, Porcelain Vase for Rorstrand, 1950s
By Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Exceptional Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern handmade chamotte clay and porcelain vase by acclaimed Swedish designer Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand. Chamotte body with shiny deep raspber...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Stoneware, Pottery, Porcelain, Ceramic
Art Nouveau Vase Rörstrand Alf Wallander
By Alf Wallander, Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Nicely glazed Art Nouveau vase designed by Alf Wallander for Rörstrand Sweden. The glaze has a wonderful red/orange shine. The vase have some distress marks allaround from its age.
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Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Mid Century Gunnar Nylund Ceramic Vase, Rörstrand, circa 1950s
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century ceramic artist Gunnar Nylund's Glazed Stoneware Vase made for Rörstrand, circa 1950s. Incised signature and studio mark to underside: [R Rubus GN Sweden 9].
Image 7: Gun...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Max Walter Svanberg Painted, Signed Tile for Rörstrand
By Max Walter Svanberg, Rörstrand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice tile painting, by the well known artist Max Walter Svanberg, signed titled in back as shown in picture, also marker R R R in front.
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1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Max Walter Svanberg Painted Ceramic Tile, for Rorstrand, Signed Titled in Bac
By Max Walter Svanberg, Rörstrand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice painted tile by the well-known artist, Max Walter Svanberg for Rorstrand.
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1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic plate Titus by Olle Alberius for Rörstrand
By Olle Alberius, Rörstrand
Located in Berlin, DE
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic plate Titus by Olle Alberius for Rörstrand
This hand-painted Titus ceramic plate was designed by Olle Alberius between 1963-1970 for Rörstrand.
S...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Scandinavian Ceramic Bowl, Model ASH
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Scandinavian ceramic bowl, model ASH. Brown and yellow glazure. Signed.
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1960s Swedish Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Scandinavian Ceramic Pichet, Model AXQ
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Scandinavian ceramic pichet, model AXQ signed.
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1960s Swedish Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Spherical Vase with Ovoid Opening by Rosenthal
By Rörstrand
Located in New York, NY
This refined and sculptural vase was designed in Germany by the esteemed maker Rosenthal circa 1960. It offers a spherical form with an ovoid slit. The exterior of the piece is tawny with umber detailing. The interior of the piece is also painted in umber. With its graphic, organic form and color palate, these piece exemplifies the qualities that discerning collectors adore in first rate Scandinavian Mid Century ceramics...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Rare Egg-shell Mimosa White Bowl by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Farsta, SE
Rare Egg-shell Mimosa White Bowl by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
The vase is marked as 1st quality and is in good condition.
Heigth: 8 cm/3.1 inch
Depth: 12 cm/4.7 in...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic, Stoneware
Turquoise ceramic vase - Gunnar Nylund - Rörstrand - Mid 20th century
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Stockholm, SE
A turquoise ceramic vase designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand. It is 26.5 cm (10.4") high and in excellent condition. The vase is marked as the photo shows and it is marked as 1st ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Stoneware
Turquoise Ceramic Vase Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, Scandinavian Midcentury Vintage
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Stockholm, SE
A turquoise vase with a lovely har fur glaze designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, it´s 24.5 cm (9.8) high. It´s in excellent condition except from some minor marks in the glaze an...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Stockholm, SE
Neat stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund, in a drop form. Glazed eggshell white over a subtle graphic pattern.
Gunnar Nylund was one of the most influential ceramicists and designers of the Swedish mid-century period. He was Rörstrand’s creative leader from 1931 until 1949 and as such propelled the artistic work at the factory and served as mentor to younger artists, among them Carl-Harry Stålhane and Hertha Bengtsson.
Nylund was a dedicated functionalist, who brought ideas of democratizing stoneware and creating beautiful, qualitative and affordable everyday items for the people to Rörstand in the mid-1920s. The factory had at the time lost its former leading market position, but Nylund’s efforts gave it a great reboot. He designed ceramic kitchenware...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Stoneware
Midcentury Modern Set of 3 Ceramic Pieces Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1950s
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Three wonderful pieces, two vases from Rörstrand and maker, designer Gunnar Nylund and one from Carl-Harry Stålhane. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Exceptional glazed vases with w...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Max Svanberg Decorative Modern Tile Wall Platter for Rörstrand, 1970s
By Max Walter Svanberg, Rörstrand
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Limited edition Mid-Century Modern multi-colored porcelain wall plaque, tile painting by Swedish surrealist artist Max Walter Svanberg, (1912-1994). Designed for Swedish Rörstrand in the 1970s. Artist's signature on the back including description of the motif: "Illusionary conception while the sealed daughters of the sun unfold the sea's billowing swell". Signature on the front. Beautiful vintage condition.
Max Walter Svanberg was a Swedish surrealist painter, illustrator and designer. From a young age, Svanberg was inspired by flora, fauna and the female body - he began sculpting women torsos...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Porcelain
Midcentury Modern Ceramic Table Lamp by Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand Sweden 1950s
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Elegant ceramic table lamp by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden. The colors of the glaze have a very shifting and elegant look. This ceramic lamp piece is a rare one to find. The s...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Rörstrand serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.
Rörstrand serveware, ceramics, silver and glass are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Rörstrand serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original serveware, ceramics, silver and glass by Rörstrand were created in the Scandinavian Modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider serveware, ceramics, silver and glass by Carl-Harry Stålhane, Gunnar Nylund, and Stig Lindberg. Prices for Rörstrand serveware, ceramics, silver and glass can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $56 and can go as high as $8,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $983.
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Questions About Rörstrand Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
- Is Rorstrand made in Sweden?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, Rorstrand was made in Sweden and was considered one of Sweden’s oldest porcelain manufacturers, founded in 1726. Unfortunately, the company decided to close down their manufacturing plants in Sweden and move them to Hungary and Sri Lanka. The old factory is a Rorstrand museum today and owned by Fiskars. Shop a collection of authentic Rorstrand porcelain from some of the world’s top boutiques on 1stDibs.