Stig Lindberg Ceramic Horse Figurine Gustavsberg Sweden

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"Stig Lindberg (1916-1982) was a Swedish ceramic designer, glass designer, textile designer, industrial designer, painter, and illustrator. One of Sweden 's most important postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during a long career with the Gustavsberg pottery factory. Stig Lindberg studied painting at the Swedish State School of Arts, Crafts and Design. In 1937, he went to work at Gustavsberg under Wilhelm Kåge. In 1949, he was named Kåge's successor as art director. From this period until he left Gustavsberg in 1980, he designed individual ceramic items, as well as factory produced ranges and lines of dinnerware. He achieved fame for his eccentric forms and whimsical decoration." *Source: Wikipedia I obtained this terrific Stig Lindberg horse figurine recently from a thrift store in my hometown. I just about passed out when I saw it!!! I am a big fan of Scandinavian art and am familiar with the work of a number of Scandinavian artists, including Stig Lindberg. My personal favorite is Lisa Larson and I have a number of her pieces. This horse appears to be in near perfect condition. On the bottom edges of three of the feet t appear to be some glaze flakes or tiny chips which are not visible when displayed. They are likely to have occurred during the manufacturing process, but I read more