Dish Designed by Karin Björquist for Gustavberg, Sweden, 1960s

Dish designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden. 1960s. Stoneware. Signed. Measurements: H: 6 cm / 2 1/4" Diameter: 18.5 cm / 7 1/4". Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) was born in the town of Mariestad, in the west of Sweden. As a child, he dreamed of being a successful painter. He started working for Rorstrand in neighboring Lidkoping at the age of 18. Initially, he decorated ceramic wares as assistant for the leading artist Gunnar Nylund. Carl-Harry decorated Rorstrand’s exclusive Flambé range as well as producing idyllic floral designs. In the mid 1940s, Carl-Harry Stålhane began to develop his own stoneware. He had his first solo exhibition in 1948, impressing the public with an ability to work in most contemporary styles of stoneware. But after studying in Paris in the late 1940s, Carl-Harry found a style that was truly his own. Inspired by the hunger for new products to meet the post-war economic boom, he developed from being a gifted decorator to a first-rate ceramic artist. He was praised for his "column-like, slender-necked stoneware vases with their peach surfaces", as one magazine put it. Spurred on by a deep love of the ceramic wares of the Far East, Carl-Harry liberated himself from the European tradition of ceramics, finding inspiration in foreign cultures, in Picasso and in constructivist art. The 1950s brought major successes: a diploma and a gold medal at Milan Triennials as well as solo exhibitions in Sweden, the UK and the USA. Carl-Harry commenced his career as an industrial designer in 1954. His Blanca tableware — in elegant white porcelain — was much in demand and gained him international prizes. He designed almost everything from numerous table sets decorations to rustic ashtrays. Carl-Harry Stålhane’s production of unique ceramic works of art increased notably in the late 1950s. In 1960 he reached something of a peak with an exhibition at Galerie Blanche in Stockholm. The exhibition showed robustly dark wares that were hailed as the new ceramics...

Monumental dish designed by Birger Kaipiainen for Arabia, Finland. 1960s. Stoneware. Measurements: L: 70.5 cm/ 2' 4'' H: 49.5 cm/ 19 1/2''

Dish designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden. 1950s. Stoneware. Measures: Height: 3.2 cm / 1 1/4" Diameter: 18.5 cm / 7 1/4".

Dish designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Designhuset, Sweden, 1983. Stoneware. Measuresments: D: 28.5 cm/ 11 1/4". Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) was born in the town of Mariest...

Dish designed by Gunnar Åhlin, Sweden. 2017. Karelian birch. Signed. Dimensions: D: 49 cm/ 19 1/4" H: 11.5 cm/ 4 1/2"

Dish anonymous, Japan. 1960s. Stoneware. D: 30.5 cm H: 5.5 cm

A blue and grey-glazed ceramic vase designed by Karin Björquist and produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s.

Three wonderful vases, manufactured by Gustavsberg Sweden in the 1960s, designed by the very talented Karin Björquist. The vases have a beautiful form ...

A large and beautiful stoneware dish / bowl with amazing glaze. Made by Marianne Westman for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s. Great condition. Incised signature "MW" and "R" för Rörstrand...

- Unique stoneware dish or bowl with orbit motif in speckled grey, blue, black and yellow glaze - Designed by Inge Persson during the 1960s at Rorstand Studio - Atelje - Hand painted markings: 'R (Three Crowns)', IP monogram, 'ATELJE SWEDEN'.

Timo Sarvimäki for the Design House. Large dish with fruits. Sweden, 1960s. Measures: 33 cm. x 29.5 cm. x 4 cm. deep. Signed. In perfect condition.

Beautiful Bronze Tray Dish designed by California Artist Sculptor Wah Ming Chang (1917-2003). Warm colored work rounded square shape featuring a simplified engraved horse design in t...