Description:

Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Argenta tray in stoneware.

Rectangular tray in mottled green glaze. Unmarked.

Origin: Sweden.
Designer: Wilhelm Kåge.
Material: Stoneware and silver.
Dimensions: W. 15 cm, L. 32 cm.
Period: 1940s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear.

Bio:
Wilhelm Kåge (1889–1960) was a Swedish ceramicist, painter and designer who was artistic director at Gustavsberg from 1917 to 1949. He is known for tableware such as Praktika and for the Argenta series, green-glazed stoneware with inlaid silver decoration, produced from the 1930s.