Wilhelm Kage (Swedish), Gustavsberg Argenta Vase with Leda and the Swan

Made in Sweden, cylindrical form with high shoulder and short recessed foot, decorated with the classical image in silver overlay, signed on the underside.

8 x 4 1/4 in.

From the Collection of Lou Haggis, Wake Forest, North Carolina

Wilhelm Kåge’s Argenta series was crafted between 1930 and the 1970s in the Gustavsberg studio. The objects were made of stoneware with a mottled deep green glaze, many with a Neoclassical or Art Deco motif.