A trio of teapots from the Matilda series designed by Lisa Larson in the 1960s for Gustavsberg. It's a fairly large pot, and it's a cute dish with a plump shape like a raccoon dog. Lisa Larson's works include many ceramic plates and animal statues, but tableware designed by Lisa Larson is rare. Lisa Larson's tableware of the same period has "Josephine" which can be said to be a sister product, and only the cup is manufactured following the same form.
Lisa Larson's tableware produced as a series of tableware series is only the Matilda series. Matilda made cups, teapots, plates, sugar bowls, creamers and candle holders in the form of pigs. This teapot is a rare piece in the series with a small number of productions.
Detailed specifications Manufacturer: Gustavsberg Designer: Lisa Larson Series name: Matilda Age: 1962-1972 Condition: ★★★★☆ (4: Good condition)
It is in near dead stock condition with no signs of use as a teapot. One dent can be seen as a spot on the edge. I think that the glaze at the time of manufacture has popped. There is a thread on the cracked side for storage, The original seal is also left, and it will be a beautiful product with no intrusion.
■Size Width 21cm Diameter 17cm Height 15cm
Lisa Larson (1931-2024)
A world-renowned Swedish ceramicist, he was born in Härlunda, a village of about 500 people in the Älmhult district of Kronoberg county in the Småland region in southern Sweden.
As a child, she aspired to be a fashion designer, but after enrolling at the Gothenburg Academy of Art, she studied ceramics. One day, she was discovered by Stig Lindberg at a competition, and after a one-year probationary period, she officially joined Gustavsberg as a designer. Shortly thereafter, in 1955, she released the Lilla Zoo series, and in 1964, she came up with the Afrika series, famous for its lion statues.
Lisa Larson has not only worked for Gustavsberg, but has also provided designs for Höganäs, the major domestic retailer Åhléns, and the German ceramic manufacturer Rosenthal. After leaving Gustavsberg in 1979, she became a freelance artist, working on a voluntary basis with companies, rather than as an exclusive contractor, and continued to work freely in various fields. In 1979 and 1981, she held solo exhibitions at Seibu Department Store in Tokyo, and the 1981 exhibition was visited by a total of 70,000 people.
