Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg
Lidded jar from the Argenta series, 1940s.
Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg
Lidded jar from the Argenta series, 1940s.
Art Deco stoneware lidded jar with turquoise glaze and inlaid silver decoration, organically shaped body and sculptural raised lid with botanical relief motif and figurative finial. (Model 851)
Origin: Sweden, Gustavsberg.
Designer: Wilhelm Kåge.
Material: Stoneware with silver inlay.
Dimensions: H. 13 cm, D. 10 cm.
Period: 1940s.
Condition: Excellent condition with light signs of wear.
Bio:
Wilhelm Kåge (1889–1960) was head designer at Gustavsberg from 1917 and a central figure in Swedish Art Deco. The Argenta series, introduced in the 1930s, combines cool turquoise glazes with silver inlays and is regarded as an icon of Nordic ceramic design.
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