Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg. Pair of “Argenta” ceramic dishes.

Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, "Argenta" dish in ceramic. Green glaze decorated with bananas in silver. Model number 1005 1940s. In excellent condition with natural cracking. Marked. ...

Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, "Argenta" dish in ceramic. Green glaze decorated with a pear in silver. 1940s. Model number 1005. In excellent condition with natural cracks. Marked. Di...

Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, "Argenta" ceramic bowl on four feet. Green glaze decorated with a mermaid riding a fish in silver. Art Deco style. Model number A 24. 1940s. In perfect...

Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) for Gustavsberg. A ceramic bowl from the "Argenta" series. Glaze in green shades. Model 1094. Mid-20th century. Marked. In perfect condition. Dimensions: D ...

Very large Glazed stoneware center plate with silver overlay Dimensions: 15 inch in diameter This beautiful piece is part of the artist's Argenta Series, which he produced for the G...

Floral round stoneware centrepiece Argenta platter by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg Applied silver floral central decoration of spring flowers and foliage. Interesting folly: Kage ha...

A bowl in ceramic with handmade silver inlay from the 1930s Argenta collection made by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, signature underneath. The now iconic argenta stoneware collecti...

Algot Wilhelm Kåge (6 March 1889 – 25 November 1960)[1] was a Swedish artist and designer, mainly known as a ceramic designer and as the artistic leader of the Gustavsberg porcelain factory. Kåge studied decorative painting at Tekniska skolan in Stockholm and later for the painter Carl W. Wilhelmson in Gothenburg, Johan Rodhe in Copenhagen and at Plakatschule in Munich, where he learnt graphic techniques.[2] His early career was dedicated to advertising and the production of posters, but his best known work was in ceramics, begun when he was appointed artistic leader of Gustavsberg in 1917, remaining there until 1949, when he was succeeded by Stig Lindberg. He was presented with the Prince Eugen Medal for design that same year. The focus of Kåge's early ceramic designs, as of much of Swedish design of this period was on practical solutions to social issues, an example of which was his Praktika (1933), a simply designed and stackable set of tableware aimed at working-class families. Praktika was a commercial failure, as the intended buyers preferred more traditional and ornate products. Kåge's most commercially successful design was the green-glazed Argenta earthenware with decorations in silver, that was produced in many shapes and with many different surface designs. Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) for Gustavsberg. Four small Argenta bowls and one square bowl in glazed ceramics. Beautiful glaze in shades of green with silver inlay in the form of leaves. Mid 20th century. Measures: 8 x 2 cm Round bowls...