FOOTED ‘ARGENTA’ VASE WITH SILVER OVERLAY BY WILHELM KÅGE FOR GUSTAVSBERG

A beautiful Argenta stoneware vase in the classic green/teal glaze, designed in the late 1920s by Wilhelm Kåge for GUSTAVSBERG of Sweden. This footed example flares from bottom to top and is decorated with a floral motif, hand painted in pure silver—as are the rim of the foot and the edge of the brim. The silver retains its original patina, and the vase is fully marked on the ground. One of two available (priced individually). ALGOT WILHELM KÅGE (1889-1960) was one of 20th-century Sweden's most illustrious ceramic designers. He was born and raised in Stockholm and first studied drawing and decorative painting at Kontsfack—the city's University College of Arts, Crafts, and Design—and subsequently at the Valand Academy in Gothenburg under Scandinavian painters Carl W. Wilhelmson and Johan Rodhe. Continuing his education in Munich, Kåge perfected his skills as an illustrator. His colorful WWI-era poster advertisements for theaters, exhibitions, and lotteries attracted the attention of the