VINTAGE GUSTAVSBERG WILHELM KAGE ARGENTA MODERN DESIGN BOWL & LID FROM SWEDEN

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Vintage Modernist Design Gustavsberg Wilhelm Kage Argenta square bowl with lid made in Sweden. Iconic Green glaze with beautiful silver overlay or inlay--not sure of the process--in geometric pattern. Original sticker says Sweden House. Well hallmarked. See photos.History:. Gustavsberg porcelain factory was founded in 1827 near Stockholm, Sweden. It is best known to collectors for its twentieth-century artwares, especially a green stoneware with silver inlay called Argenta. Its items are in the art deco style, but it first made transfer-printed creamware in the English style. The company was sold in the 1990s.////// Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) Wilhelm Kåge has had the same impact on Swedish art ceramics history as the renowned Axel Salto had on Denmark's. Both were pioneers of wide importance. Originally a painter, Wilhelm Kåge was employed by Gustavsberg as an art director to rejuvenate the pottery's production. He was faithful to this company for 32 years. In 1942 he started the legendary Gustavsberg Studio with the mission to create unique artistic pieces. His lively imagination brought forth a great variety of forms. Kåge was an artist of contradictions. In the 1940's and 50's he designed several geometrical, almost cubist, vessels in the "Surrea" series which stands in striking contrast to his soft formed, organic shaped tableware read more
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