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Gustavsberg Platters and Serveware

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
Large Pink & Gold Art Deco Lustre Dish. Josef Ekberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1920s
Large Pink & Gold Art Deco Lustre Dish. Josef Ekberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1920s

Large Pink & Gold Art Deco Lustre Dish. Josef Ekberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1920s

By Josef Ekberg, Gustavsberg

Located in Malmö, SE

A beautiful large dish / platter / tray with amazing lustre glaze and hand painted gold details. Scandinavian Grace / Art Deco. Made by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1920s. G...

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1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Gustavsberg Platters and Serveware

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Ceramic

Argenta Stoneware by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Argenta Stoneware by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s

Argenta Stoneware by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s

By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg

Located in Barcelona, ES

Two pieces of Argenta stoneware designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg. Swedish Art Deco / Swedish Grace.

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Gustavsberg Platters and Serveware

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Stoneware

Stig Lindberg, Reptil, Gustavsberg
Stig Lindberg, Reptil, Gustavsberg

Stig Lindberg, Reptil, Gustavsberg

By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg

Located in MAASTRICHT, LI

Product Description: The reptil series of Stig Lindberg gets its name from the reptile-skin-like relief covering all its items. The reptil series consists of vases and plates all in...

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavsberg Platters and Serveware

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Ceramic

Stig Lindberg, Fajans 'Litet Fat', Gustavsberg
Stig Lindberg, Fajans 'Litet Fat', Gustavsberg

Stig Lindberg, Fajans 'Litet Fat', Gustavsberg

By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg

Located in MAASTRICHT, LI

Product Description: The famous Stig Lindberg has designed many plates for Gustavsberg. For many of the plates Stig Lindberg was responsible for the form whereas other artists were responsible for the painting. This curved serving plate has been made using the faience technique. The fainence technique uses tin...

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavsberg Platters and Serveware

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Faience

Art Nouveau Majolica Plate Gustavsberg Sweden 1860-1890
Art Nouveau Majolica Plate Gustavsberg Sweden 1860-1890

Art Nouveau Majolica Plate Gustavsberg Sweden 1860-1890

By Gustavsberg

Located in Uppsala , SE

Rare exemplar of antique majolica Gustavsberg Sweden 1860-1890 according mark A fantastic antique majolica plate, d 18 cm ( 7,08 inches) A beautiful rich floral design with high glos...

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Late 19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Gustavsberg Platters and Serveware

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Ceramic

Art Nouveau Majolica Floral Gustavsberg Sweden 19th Century
Art Nouveau Majolica Floral Gustavsberg Sweden 19th Century

Art Nouveau Majolica Floral Gustavsberg Sweden 19th Century

By Gustavsberg

Located in Uppsala , SE

Art Nouveau Majolica Rare exemplar of antique majolica Gustavsberg Sweden 1860-1890 according mark A fantastic antique majolica plate, d 21,0 cm ( 8,27 inches) A beautiful rich flora...

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Late 19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Gustavsberg Platters and Serveware

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Ceramic

Art Nouveau Majolica Floral Gustavsberg Sweden 19th Century
Art Nouveau Majolica Floral Gustavsberg Sweden 19th Century

Art Nouveau Majolica Floral Gustavsberg Sweden 19th Century

By Gustavsberg

Located in Uppsala , SE

Art Nouveau Majolica Rare exemplar of antique majolica Gustavsberg Sweden 1860-1890 according mark A fantastic antique majolica plate, d 21,0 cm ( 8,27 inches) A beautiful rich flor...

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Late 19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Gustavsberg Platters and Serveware

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Ceramic

19th Century Antique majolica plate Gustavsberg Sweden
19th Century Antique majolica plate Gustavsberg Sweden

19th Century Antique majolica plate Gustavsberg Sweden

By Gustavsberg

Located in Uppsala , SE

Rare exemplar of antique majolica Gustavsberg Sweden 1860-1890 according mark A fantastic antique Regency plate, d 18,6 cm ( 7,32 inches) A beautiful blue green high gloss glazed fin...

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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavsberg Platters and Serveware

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Ceramic

19th Century Antique majolica plate Gustavsberg Sweden
19th Century Antique majolica plate Gustavsberg Sweden

19th Century Antique majolica plate Gustavsberg Sweden

By Gustavsberg

Located in Uppsala , SE

Rare exemplar of antique majolica Gustavsberg Sweden 1860-1890 according mark A fantastic antique Regency plate, d 18,6 cm ( 7,32 inches) A beautiful blue green high gloss glazed fin...

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Late 19th Century Antique Gustavsberg Platters and Serveware

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Ceramic

Art Nouveau Majolica  Gustavsberg Sweden 19th Century
Art Nouveau Majolica  Gustavsberg Sweden 19th Century

Art Nouveau Majolica Gustavsberg Sweden 19th Century

By Gustavsberg

Located in Uppsala , SE

Art Nouveau Majolica Rare exemplar of antique majolica Gustavsberg Sweden 1860-1890 according mark A fantastic antique majolica plate, d 23,3 cm ( 9,17 inches) A beautiful rich flora...

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Late 19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Gustavsberg Platters and Serveware

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Ceramic

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Located in New York, NY

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Gustavsberg platters and serveware for sale on 1stDibs.

Gustavsberg platters and serveware 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 platters and serveware, although silver editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original platters and serveware by Gustavsberg were created in the Art Deco style in sweden during the 20th century. Prices for Gustavsberg platters and serveware can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $165 and can go as high as $8,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $250.