Scandinavian Modern Charger by Josef Ekberg with Ruin in a Landscape, 1937

Large Swedish Art Deco tray or bowl with notched corners and handles. Hand decorated with gold glaze over a brown and green luster glaze. Designed by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, si...

A Scandinavian Modern, Swedish Art Deco table lamp in ceramic "Sgraffito" technique with a floral vine motif. The lamp retains its original polished brass foot and cap whic...

Unique Scandinavian Modern hand thrown and painted ceramic vase by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden. The vase depicts a boat carved as a serpents body at sea. Circa 1930. Meas...

Scandinavian Modern, Swedish Art Deco, hand decorated ceramic vase from Gustavsberg. Designed and signed by Josef Ekberg, 1930s, in pale green luster glaze with details in gold. ...

Unique hand decorated Swedish Art Deco vase by Josef Ekberg depicting a fish underwater. Made at Gustavsberg, circa 1930. Measure: Height 7.75" Diameter 5".

Scandinavian Modern Art Deco table lamp in ceramic "Sgraffito" technique with an oak leaf motif. The lamp retains its original polished brass foot and c...

This is a handmade rare Swedish Art Deco ceramic ashtray in green and gold luster glaze hand decorated with gold made by the Swedish ceramic artist Josef Ekberg . He was one of Swede...

Art Deco Sgraffito vase decorated with a floral motif, by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg. Sgraffito is a way of combining two layers into a pattern, the ...

A cool Scandinavian modern three piece ceramic childs set by Arabia of Finland, circa 1970's. The set has a animal motiff with a number of colorful c...

Swedish ceramic artist Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920- 1990) played a major role in popularizing Swedish pottery during the 20th century, working for more than three decades at Rörstrand, one of the oldest ceramics manufacturers in Europe. During his long tenure at Rörstrand, Stålhane was responsible for small-batch studio pieces, mass-produced tableware , and all manner of decorative accessories . Born in 1920 in Mariestad, Sweden, Stålhane began working at Rörstrand in 1939 as a decorative painter, assisting Danish-Finnish ceramic artist, designer, and sculptor Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997). During this time, Stålhane decorated various ceramic pieces, most notably Nylund’s Flambé range (1939s), quickly establishing himself as a talented ceramic artist. Inspired by the desire for new products during the postwar economic boom, Stålhane went from being a talented decorator to an exceptional ceramic artist. In 1943, Stålhane caught the eye of Swedish artist Isaac Grünewald (1889-1946), who was visiting Rörstrand. Grünewald was so impressed with Stålhane’s work that he took him on as a student, and from 1943 to 1946, Stålhane studied art at Grünewald's Art School in Stockholm. Subsequently from 1947 until 1948, he studied sculpture at Académie Colarossi in Paris. During the 1950s, Stålhane’s work appeared in several solo exhibitions in Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. His Blanca Tableware range (c. 1955) won numerous international prizes and was in high-demand. In 1958, Stålhane succeeded Nylund as Artistic Director and Chief Designer at Rörstrand. In 1960, Stålhane unveiled a new collection at Stockholm’s Galerie Blanche. Featuring dark stoneware pieces made from local clays, this collection represented a bold departure from the soft, restrained shapes of the 1950s. It has since been praised for its precient aesthetic that would influence the look of ceramics for more than a decade. From 1963 until 1971, Stålhane taught ceramics at the Art Industrial School in Gothenburg. For a short time, he also was the Design Director at the Swedish factory Upsala Ekeby, which in addition to porcelain, produced tile, brick, and glass. Stålhane eventually left Rörstrand in 1973 in order to establish his own ceramic company, Designhuset, in Lidköping, where he further experimented with local clays and minerals. Stålhane continued to work until his death in 1990. Today, Designhuset is a school for ceramists and model-makers. Over the course of his career, Stålhane created several public works for The Commerce Trust Company in Kansas City, Missouri, and for Volvo in Gothenburg, Sweden. His work is represented at several international museums, including Stockholm’s Nationalmuseum and New York’s MoMA. Rörstrand is the second oldest brand of ceramics in Europe and can be found in homes all across Sweden and Europe. Rörstrand’s long legacy includes some of Europe’s most iconic ceramics collections including Swedish Grace, Mon Amie, Ostindia, Filippa...

This extremely rare charger -- with gold highlights and beautiful tonalities reminiscent of the work of Thomas Hart Benton -- was produced by the Cole-Merris Ceramics company in San ...

Vessel ‘Sgrafitto’ designed by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden. 1920s. Earthenware. Measurements: H: 30 cm / 11 3/4" Diameter: 43 cm / 1' 5"