The Gustavsberg porcelain factory was, for many decades, the largest ceramics maker in Sweden and home to some of the most innovative and ingenious makers of the past century. The company, founded in 1825, mass-produced a wide range of products: first decorative household items and tableware in the English style and later bathroom fixtures, including the first pressed-steel bathtubs that would oust heavy cast iron. But of first interest to collectors are the remarkable decorative works created in the Gustavsberg art pottery studio, in particular those by master ceramists Wilhelm Kåge, Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Gustavsberg began producing some individually crafted, highly decorated and richly glazed pieces in the 1860s. While the forms of their mass-produced vessels and plates derived from English, Continental and Asian styles, a select few painters won acclaim for their personal artistry. Gunnar Wennerberg became known for his work in the organic Art Nouveau style, and Josef Ekberg, the company’s design chief from 1908 to 1917, was revered for his expert use of iridescent lusterware glazes and the sgraffito technique, in which a decorative pattern is incised in the surface of a clay pot before it is glazed and fired.
It was not until Ekberg’s successor, Wilhelm Kåge, opened Gustavsberg’s first dedicated art pottery studio that the work became widely recognized. Kåge’s “Argenta” series, which encompasses a variety of vessels coated with an oxidized green glaze and decorated in silver motifs, remains popular. Though perhaps his most striking works are his “Surrea” vases — white bisque porcelain in off-kilter forms inspired by Cubist paintings — and his “Farsta” wares, which include totemic, spindly footed stoneware vases and bowls with textured surfaces, glazed in brown, green and blue.
Kåge’s finest protégés, Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg, took over from Kåge as Gustavsberg’s design directors in 1945. Friberg was a master potter. He threw elegant, simple, symmetrical vases and bowls painstakingly coated in layer after layer of matte glazing to achieve a classic striated effect known as “rabbit’s fur.” Lindberg’s highly collectible studio ceramics fall into two principal categories: The first is made of white porcelain pieces in round, biomorphic or stylized natural forms. The second includes weightier vases — many with textured bodies and applied decorations — glazed in deep, earthy colors. As you will see from the works on these pages, Gustavsberg was a bastion of creativity and precise artistry that turned out a remarkable range of works whose style still resonates with lovers of Scandinavian design.
Stoneware Miniature Vase by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Sweden 1960s.
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg, Wilhelm Kage, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful miniature stoneware vase with amazing 'aniara' glossy glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s. Good condition....
Ceramic, Stoneware
Desert Brown Sahara Vase by Sven Wejsfelt for Gustavsberg, Sweden 1970s
By Sven Wejsfelt, Gustavsberg
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Sven Wejsfelt's vase boasts a robust, earthy form, adorned with a rich brown glaze and an intricate relief stamp. This chamotte creation hails from the 1970s and is a notable additio...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Hand-Glazed Bowl by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg K-Studion, Sweden, 1980s
By Gustavsberg
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Large Hand-Glazed Bowl by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg, K-Studion, Sweden, circa 1982–1984. A striking large earthenware pedestal bowl designed by Lisa Larson and produced at the K-S...
Earthenware, Stoneware
Stig Lindberg Vase Veckla Stoneware White Glaze Gustavsberg Sweden 1950s
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Basel, BS
Tall Stig Lindberg stoneware vase from the ‚Veckla‘ series, designed around 1952 and produced until the late 1950s to early 1960 at Gustavsberg factory in Sweden. Matte white ‚Carra...
Stoneware
Wilhelm Kage Surrea Bowl Stoneware White Glazed Gustavsberg Sweden 1940s
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Basel, BS
Wilhelm Kåge ‚Surrea‘ bowl in ‚carrara‘ white glazed stoneware, hand-crafted at Gustavsberg in Sweden in the late 1940s. Very good condition with ...
Stoneware
Stig Lindberg, Small Organic Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1950s
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in High Point, NC
A small organic blue-glazed ceramic vase designed by Stig Lindberg and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Sculptural Stoneware Vase with Geometric Relief, Gustavsberg, 1950s
By Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
A cylindrical stoneware vase produced at Gustavsberg during the 1950s. The surface is decorated with an abstract relief composition formed by individually applied geometric elements ...
Stoneware
Yellow Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1969.
By Wilhelm Kage, Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful miniature stoneware bowl with amazing yellow hare’s fur glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1969. Great conditio...
Ceramic, Stoneware
White Collapsed Ceramic Dish by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1930s
By Gustavsberg
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This rare curved white glazed ceramic bowl was designed in 1938 by the Swedish ceramist Wilhelm Kåge. It's a part of the soft forms lin (Fin: Mjuka Formernas). The open organic and b...
Ceramic
Brown Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1963
By Stig Lindberg, Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware vase with amazing brown hare’s fur glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1963. Excellent condition. Inc...
Ceramic, Stoneware
2 Mid-Century Modern White Vases "Pungo" Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Boden, SE
2 Mid-Century Modern White Vases "Pungo" by Stig Lindberg, made in Gustavsberg. The "Pungo" vases are part of an exclusive series with limited produc...
Stoneware
White Carl-Arne Breger Modernist Watering Can Vessel for Gustavsberg Sweden 1959
By Gustavsberg, Carl-arne Breger
Located in Troy, MI
Sculptural plastic watering pitcher designed by Carl-Arne Breger for Gustavsberg Sweden circa 1950 Asymmetric form with narrow spout and larger fill hole Original label intact to un...
Plastic
Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg Surrea from early 1940’s Sweden
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Forest, BE
Series of 3 bowls in powerful white glaze by master ceramicist Wilhelm Kage. It’s a series he worked on int he late 1930’s. The idea behind those pieces is to cut them then reassembl...
Clay
Faience Vase 'Karneval' by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful 'Karneval' faience vase. Designed by Stig Lindberg in Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s. Excellent condition. Signed with the Gustavsberg studio hand. Stig Lindberg and...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1965
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware bowl with amazing hare’s fur glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden. Excellent condition. Incised signatur...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Blue Stoneware Miniature Vase by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Studio Sweden 1960s
By Gustavsberg, Gunnar Nylund, Wilhelm Kage, Berndt Friberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful miniature stoneware vase with amazing dark blue hare’s fur glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s. Great cond...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Lisa Larson Studio Stoneware Cylindrical Vase, Gustavsberg Sweden
By Gustavsberg
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product description A studio stoneware cylindrical vase by Swedish ceramic artist Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg, Sweden, produced between 1960 and 1980. The vase is wheel-thrown in ch...
Ceramic, Stoneware
$293Sale Price|72% Off
Mid-century modern miniature vase "Castrol" by Swen Wejsfeldt, Gustavsberg
By Gustavsberg
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A very rare handmade vintage miniature pottery vase known as "Castrol" made and signed by Swen Wejsfeldt for Gustavsberg, Sweden. This is an ...
Ceramic
Pair of Stoneware Vases Peacock Decor by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
By Sven Jonson, Gustavsberg
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of dark brown glazed stoneware vases, designed by Sven Jonson for Gustavsberg. Overlay silver decor, stylised peacock to the front and sailing ship + fish to the back.
Silver
Wilhelm Kåge, ceramic vase "Våga" Gustavsberg, Swedish / Scandinavian Modern
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceramic vase, top with beautiful wavey shape model "Våga" by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden 1950s. Mark: Gustavsberg, Sweden. In good condition, smaller signs of wear and a...
Ceramic
Miniature Stoneware Vase by Anders B. Liljefors, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
By Gustavsberg, Anders Bruno Liljefors
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Miniature stoneware vase by Anders B. Liljefors, in a plump form with a structured surface. Partially glazed in rust and brown nuances. Anders B. Liljefors was a Swedish ceramicis...
Stoneware
Lisa Larson - Malin
By Gustavsberg
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description: This cute boy called "Malin" was brought to this world in 1961 by Lisa Larson. Malin is part of the Lisa Larson family called "Larsons Ungar" and consists of mor...
Earthenware
Green & Red Stoneware Miniature Vase by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Sweden 1960s
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg, Gunnar Nylund, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful miniature stoneware vase with amazing green and red glossy glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s. Great cond...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1944-1947
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Beautiful stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg, in an oval, plump form. Vibrant blue hare’s fur glaze, paler on the top half of the body. Berndt Friberg was a Swedish ceramicist, renown...
Stoneware
Set of Three Swedish Stoneware Bowls Sven Wejsfelt & Lasse Östman Gustavsberg
By Gustavsberg, Sven Wejsfelt
Located in Basel, BS
Stoneware bowls by Sven Wejsfelt & Lasse Östman for Gustavsberg in Sweden in the 1980s. Left to right first photo: • Lasse Östman acquamarine glossy bow...
Stoneware
Unique Stoneware Vase by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1962
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful and unique stoneware vase with amazing glaze. Made by Stig Lindberg in Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1962. Excellent condition. Incised "Stig L" and Gustavsberg studio han...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1958
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Beautiful stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg in a long elegantly curved form. Pale celadon green glaze. Berndt Friberg was a Swedish ceramicist, renowned for his stoneware vases and v...
Stoneware
Blue Stoneware Miniature Vase by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden 1968
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg, Wilhelm Kage, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful miniature stoneware vase with amazing dark blue hare’s fur glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1968. Great condi...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Vase "Kreta" by Britt-Louise Sundell for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden
By Gustavsberg, Britt-Louise Sundell
Located in Goteborg, SE
Britt-Louise Sundell was attached to Gustavsberg for a period of three decades. She designed tableware and unique ceramic pieces. This majestic vase was made at Gustavsbergs Studio a...
Ceramic
Unique Midcentury Stoneware Bowl by Bengt Berglund, Gustavsberg, 1960s
By Bengt Berglund, Gustavsberg
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Unique stoneware bowl by Bengt Berglund, in an organic form with an undulating edge. Beautiful green and ochre glazed inside, unglazed outside with an embossed graphic pattern.
Stoneware
Scandinavian Modern Set of 3 Vases Konvex by Karin Björquist Gustavsberg, Sweden
By Karin Björquist, Gustavsberg
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Three wonderful vases, manufactured by Gustavsberg Sweden in the 1960s, designed by the very talented Karin Björquist. The vases have a beautiful form ...
Ceramic
Wilhelm Kåge, stoneware bowl model Våga / Wave, Gustavsberg. Scandinavian Modern
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Stockholm, SE
Decorative stoneware bowl, model Våga / Wave, designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg. Scandinavian Modern 1950s. This bowl is a part of a series with different sizes and shapes,...
Stoneware
Stig Lindberg, "Vitrin" Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1956
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in High Point, NC
A beige-glazed stoneware "Vitrin" vase designed by Stig Lindberg and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1956.
Stoneware
Berndt Friberg, Small Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware vase designed by Berndt Friberg and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Stoneware
Brown & Blue Ceramic Vase, Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg 1962, Mid Century Vintage
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely vase with a brown & blue har fur glaze designed by Berndt Friberg at Gustavsberg in Stockholm, the vase is 27 cm high. It's marked as on picture and was made in 1962. It...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1975. Brown.
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware bowl with amazing glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1975. Great condition. Incised signature 'Fribe...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Yellow Rare Lidded Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Malmö, SE
A rare and beautiful lidded stoneware bowl with amazing yellow hare’s fur glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s. Great c...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Berndt Friberg, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in High Point, NC
A matte beige-glazed stoneware vase designed by Berndt Friberg and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s.
Stoneware
$1,231Sale Price|20% Off
Stig Lindberg Unique bowl/ vide poche in black Glaze Made by Hand Sweden 60s
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Forest, BE
Brown glazed bowl / vide poche by Swedish master ceramicist Stig Lindberg. From light brown on the edges to dark black. It is the Japanese tenmoku gl...
Ceramic
Large Faience Bowl by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful faience bowl with amazing geometric pattern. Designed by Stig Lindberg in Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s. Excellent condition. Signed with the Gustavsberg studio hand...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Large Stoneware Vase by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1964
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful and unique stoneware vase with amazing glaze. Made by Stig Lindberg in Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden. 1964. Excellent condition. Incised "Stig L" and Gustavsberg studio han...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Unique Stoneware Vase by Anders Bruno Liljefors, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden 1953
By Gustavsberg, Anders Bruno Liljefors
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful and unique stoneware vase with amazing incised and hand-painted decoration. Made by Anders Bruno Liljefors, in the artist's studio a...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Faience Lidded Bottle by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful faience vase with amazing geometric pattern. Designed by Stig Lindberg in Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s. Excellent condition. Signed with the Gustavsberg studio hand...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Stoneware "Farsta Rust" Vase by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Striking “Farsta Rust” vase by Wilhelm Kåge with a geometric pattern contrasting with the characteristic “Farsta” rustic feeling. “Farsta” stoneware is reco...
Stoneware
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Gustavsberg, Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase, Artist Signed, 1904
By Gustavsberg
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gustavsberg, Art Nouveau Iridescent vase, artist signed, 1904 Sweden, 1904 An exquisite Gustavsberg Art Nouveau iridescent vase from 1904,...
Pottery
Midcentury Stoneware “Argenta” Vase by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1938
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Amazing stoneware “Argenta” vase by Wilhelm Kåge in a round form. Decorated with a graphic zigzag pattern. Lovely attention to detail. “Argenta” was introduced at the Stockholm exhi...
Stoneware
Gustavsberg, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
By Gustavsberg
Located in High Point, NC
A beige-glazed stoneware vase produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Stoneware
Stig Lindberg Ceramic Vase, Sweden
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A unique vase designed by Stig Lindberg circa 1950s. Features a wonderful form with bulbous body tapering into a smaller neck. Excellent colors and glaze.
Stoneware
Scandinavian Modern Stoneware vase by Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Lovely stoneware vase by Stig Lindberg, in a plump form with handles. Graphic embossed pattern, partially unglazed.
Stoneware
Blue Eggshaped Stoneware Vase Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden 1960s
By Wilhelm Kage, Gunnar Nylund, Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful egg-shaped stoneware miniature vase with amazing celadon / blue-green hare’s fur glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Swed...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1975
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware vase with amazing hare’s fur glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden. Excellent condition. Incised signa...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Lisa Larson, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1960s
By Gustavsberg
Located in High Point, NC
A brown beige and grey vase designed by Lisa Larsson and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s. “LISA L.” stamp on bottom
Stoneware
Stig Lindberg, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in High Point, NC
A matte white glazed and chroma-printed vase designed by Stig Lindberg and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s.
Stoneware
Gustavsberg, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
By Gustavsberg
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s.
Stoneware
Pair of Art Deco Lustre Candlesticks by Josef Ekberg. Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1930s
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg, Josef Ekberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A pair of candlesticks with amazing lustre glaze and hand painted gold details. Scandinavian Grace / Art Deco. Made by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1930s. Good original cond...
Ceramic
White 'Carrara' Vase by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1930s
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful 'Swedish Modern' stoneware vase with 'Carrara' glaze. Made by Wilhelm Kåge at Gustavsberg in Sweden, 1930s. Excellent condition. Impressed 'Gustavsberg / KÅGE / HANDDR...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Börje Skohg / WALL TILE / Gustavsberg / 1977
By Borje Skohg, Gustavsberg
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Börje Skohg began his career in 1947 as a silver decorative painter in Gustavsberg's Argenta department. In 1949, Wilhelm Kage recognised her decorative skills and allowed her to lea...
Stoneware
Gustavsberg, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
By Gustavsberg
Located in High Point, NC
A cream-glazed stoneware vase, designed and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s.
Stoneware
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1969
By Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware bowl with amazing hare’s fur glaze. Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1969. Great condition. Incised signa...
Ceramic, Stoneware
$337 / set
Stig Lindberg - Vitrin - 2 vases
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description: These two smaller vases are part of Stig Lindberg's series called Vitrin. The Virtin series consists of 14 different items, 3 bowls and 11 vases. The Vitrin seri...
Earthenware