Scandinavian Design 
27 April 2022
Scandinavian Design 
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Berndt Friberg

Vases, set of two

Gustavsberg
Sweden, 1960/1969
glazed stoneware 8½ h × 6½ dia in (22 × 17 cm) 4 h × 4½ dia in (10 × 11 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $2,500
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Incised signature with studio mark to underside of each example ‘Friberg k' and 'Friberg b'
provenance: Private Collection

This work will ship from LAMA in Los Angeles, California.

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Dating Berndt Friberg Ceramics

For Gustavsberg

Berndt Friberg, 1954

Berndt Friberg and other artists at Gustavsberg marked their studio pieces with various stamps and signatures. From 1939-1947, Friberg used the stamps illustrated below. From 1948 on, the artist marked each work with a hand-rendering of the Gustavsberg studio symbol and his name.

In combination with the studio symbols, Friberg also marked his works with an uppercase or lowercase letter to indicate the year of production. The same letter and date code was used by others at Gustavsberg including Wilhelm Kåge and Stig Lindberg. Later in his life, Friberg wrote out the year in its entirety. 

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