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Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg
Art Deco bowl from the Argenta series, 1930s.
Stoneware with turquoise glaze and inlaid silver details. Decorated with vertical fluted panels and small silver-inlaid flowers along the sides and a scalloped rim. A fine early Argenta piece showing clear Art Deco influence. Light lime residue in the interior.
Origin: Sweden, Gustavsberg.
Material: Stoneware with silver inlay.
Dimensions: H. 8 cm, D. 16 cm.
Period: 1930s.
Condition: Very good condition with minor signs of use and light lime deposits to the interior.
Hallmarked.
Bio:
Wilhelm Kåge (1889–1960) served as head designer at Gustavsberg from 1917 and was a major figure in Swedish ceramic modernism. His Argenta series, introduced in the 1930s, combines cool glazes with refined silver inlays and is regarded as a masterpiece of Scandinavian Art Deco.
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