Berndt Friberg Gustavsberg Sweden Mid Century Modern Pottery Brown Ceramic Bowl
Very nice, one of a kind pedestal bowl with great color and glaze.
Shows very well with just a tiny and very hard to see restoration to an inner rim nick. Very minor and no other chips, cracks, damage or repair of any kind.
Bottom marked with Friberg, date letter, Gustavsberg studio hand and original paper label.
Bowl is 1 3/4" tall and 3 1/2" wide.
Berndt Friberg’s ceramic vessels were each personally hand thrown and therefore unique. He paid meticulous attention to detail, and would destroy any work that did not meet his exacting standards. His pieces were also distinctive for their exquisite matte glazes, which he developed with Chinese and Japanese traditions in mind. The glaze is characterized by a “hare’s fur” effect that looks like delicate striations where the glaze is applied and gives depth to each of his vessels. Friberg created his signature ceramics up until his death in 1981.