Gustavsberg Prunus plate 25cm

Gustavsberg Prunus vintage plate.

【Product introduction】
Prunus means plum. It depicts a type of plum that bears blue fruit. The Prunus series still sells reprinted cups and plates, but the vintage feature is that the back stamp is also a picture of a plum. The reprint has an anchor mark on the back stamp. Large plates of 25 cm are relatively rare in vintage.

[Condition] ★★★☆☆ (3: Normal)
Paint loss and cutlery marks can be seen on the surface.

[Artist] Stig Lindberg

【size】
Diameter: 25cm
Height: 2.3cm

[Manufacturing] Gustavsberg

[Country of origin] Sweden

[Date] 1962-1974

[About Stig Lindberg]

Stig Lindberg (1916-1982)

Lindberg was born in Umeå, the central city of northern Sweden, and graduated from the Konstfack (University of Fine Arts) in Stockholm. Konstfack) to study painting. In 1937, he joined Gustavsberg and studied under his teacher, Wilhelm Koge, and 12 years later, in 1949, he succeeded Koge as the company's art director. Since then, Lindberg has produced numerous works as a flag bearer of Swedish modernism in the middle of the 20th century. The Gustavsberg workshop in the era when Lindberg was active has reached its heyday, and even now the works of that time are recognized as works of the golden age called "mid-century" and have high value. Lindberg's studio was called G-Studion, and young painters showed their skills. Lindberg retired in 1980 and opened a workshop in Italy where he retired, but died there two years later.

This site evaluates the condition of products on a 5-point scale.

★★★★★ (5 stars): called mint condition, dead stock, etc. It is in unused condition. In addition, it is evaluated that the workmanship as a product is excellent without penetration, paint splashing, etc.

★★★★☆ (4 stars): Nearly unused condition with almost no traces of cutlery or traces of long-term use. This also applies to unused items with penetration, paint splashes, etc.

★★★☆☆ (3 stars): Traces of household use can be seen. Cutlery marks, scratches, scuffs, etc. are observed in normal household use.

★★☆☆☆ (2 stars): Paint loss, scratches, cutlery marks, dirt, penetration, chipping, etc. can be clearly confirmed. There is no problem in use, but it is an evaluation considering the appearance.

★☆☆☆☆ (1 star): Clear defects such as large scratches, large chips, and conspicuous stains are confirmed. Basically, it will not be posted, but it may be handled by outlet items.

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