MCM Gustavsberg Benporslin Swedish Coffee Set by Stig Lindberg 12pc

An exquisite and rare complete coffee serving set by Gustavsberg Sweden and designed by Stig Lindberg circa 1950. The set consists of the coffee pot with lid, open creamer and sugar, as well as, four cups and saucers. Atrue to form midcentury modern set with straight lines and smooth texture, cast and glazed white all over, the small coffee-pot of flared cone shape with wide loop handle, the handleless cream jug with raised flange opposite the spout to to provide a grip. A magnificent complete set, you can see a similar example housed in the British Museum **Link provided below.

Inscription type: maker's mark
Inscription position: base of cream jug
Inscription content: GUSTAVSBERG [with anchor] / BEN * PORSLIN SA
Inscription note: Gustavsberg factory mark, printed in underglaze gold


Measures: pot 7 1/2", creamer 3", sugar 2", cup 2", saucer 3 1/4" diam

Condition: Overall Excellent, No Chips, Cracks or Repairs

*Known as the SA service, this set was part of a range of tableware, see H. Lutteman (ed), 'Gustavsberg 150 År', exhibition catalogue, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm 1975, p. 40, no. 195.
The coffee set was illustrated by Erik Zahle (ed.), in his 1963 survey, 'Scandinavian Domestic Design', London 1963, fig. 303, p. 221

**https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_2014-8024-383-a-f