Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg
Large plate from the “Reptil” series, 1953 - 1963
Country
Sweden
Colour
Material
Stoneware
Glaze
Finish
Matte. Leaf-shaped with the iconic “Reptil” impressed pattern.
Width
27 cm ( 10 5/8 in )
Height
4 cm ( 1 5/8 in )
Depth
13 cm ( 5 in )
Marking
Impressed “Gustavsberg with Anchor, Sweden”
Fall, leaves, fall. Die, flowers, away. Lengthen night and shorten day. Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree. I shall smile when wreaths of snow blossom where the rose should grow. I shall sing when night’s decay ushers in a drearier day. — Emily Brontë