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Gustavsberg Bowls and Baskets

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.

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Creator: Gustavsberg
Berndt Friberg, Unique Piece, Bowl, Gustavsberg, 1970
By Gustavsberg, Berndt Friberg
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description:  Berndt Friberg was one of the most influential ceramists in mid-century Sweden, his works are still popular world-wide and are known for their elegance and bea...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Bowls and Baskets

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Earthenware, Ceramic

"Nude Archers, " Rare Art Deco Dish Celebrating Stockholm Archery Competition
By Gustavsberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and stunning example of the Argenta line of porcelain art wares produced by the Gustavsberg works in Sweden, characterized by a glowing, turquoise blue-green glaze decorated w...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Gustavsberg Bowls and Baskets

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Porcelain

1950s Stig Lindberg Leaf Bowl Hand Painted Studio Pottery Sweden Polkadots
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and iconic Lindberg hand-painted pattern in lemon yellow. No chips, and no cracks, but there are some glaze skips to front left tip and rear side of stem, pictured. Just ov...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Bowls and Baskets

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Stoneware

Mid-Century Modern Stig Lindberg Planters or Bowls for Gustavsberg, Sweden
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mid-Century Modern Stig Lindberg handmade planters or use as bowls for Gustavsberg. Lindberg designed "Silur" series in 1962 for Gustavsberg. Typical for Swedish design at this time ...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Bowls and Baskets

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Clay, Stoneware

Scandinavian Modern Carrara Bowl, "Wave" by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Stockholm, SE
Wilhelm Kåge Stoneware Bowl "Wave" by Gustavsberg. White stoneware with Carrara Glaze. 1940s. Fantastic condition. An eye-catcher object, for every design hunter.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Bowls and Baskets

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Stoneware

“Veckla” Bowl by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg 1950's
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Örebro, SE
Lovely “Veckla” bowl by Stig Lindberg, white carrara stoneware. Folded form. Good vintage condition, wear and patina consistent with age and use. Blemishes.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Bowls and Baskets

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Stoneware

Stig Lindberg bowl for Gustavsberg Sweden
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in BELFORT, FR
Stig Lindberg bowl for Gustavsberg. Perfect condition. Watermelon decor.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

Stig Lindberg Unique bowl/ vide poche in black Glaze Made by Hand Sweden 60s
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
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...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

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...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

Wilhelm Kåge "Gold Surrea" Bowl by Gustavsberg, Sweden
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Utrecht, NL
Carrara glazed 'Surrea' (meaning 'surreal' in Swedish) bowl from the 'Guldsurrea' series by Wilhelm Kåge. The Surrea series designs are characteristic because of their different cou...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gustavsberg Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

Gustavsberg bowls and baskets for sale on 1stDibs.

Gustavsberg bowls and baskets 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 Gustavsberg bowls and baskets, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original bowls and baskets by Gustavsberg were created in the Scandinavian Modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider bowls and baskets by Carl-Harry Stålhane, Stig Lindberg, and Wilhelm Kåge. Prices for Gustavsberg bowls and baskets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $295 and can go as high as $11,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,391.

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