Gustavsberg
Gustavsberg was established near Stockholm for the production of faience, and later creamware and porcelain. The firm's work was primarily in imitation of English styles until c1900, when under G. Wenerberg launched the production of pottery with simple sgrafitto floral patterns. When Wilhelm Kåge (pictured) joined the firm in 1917, and later became art director, Gustavsberg seems to have developed its own distinctive style.
Kåge's output included Argenta, stoneware with a green glaze decorated with silver and gold figures of mythological and sea creatures, and floral and geometric patterns. Other lines introduced at the same time were Cintra, Farsta (the name of the river whose bed was the source of Gustavberg's clay), and Farstarust.
