Gustavsberg Eldorado – Wilhelm Kage
This beautiful and elegant stoneware dinnerware is Gustavsberg “Eldorado”. It is a design by Wilhelm Kage (b1889-d1960) for Gustavsberg, designed in 1936 by Wilhelm and in production much later from 1956-1962 (post the retirement of Kage). During the 1920 and 1930’s Kage designed over 30 dinnerware designs at Gustavsberg, several of which went into production post his retirement.
The dinnerware set of Eldorado consisted of serving dishes, casseroles, ramekins, plates etc. – but I’m unsure if cups/teapots etc were produced – I havent been able to locate any images of such.
So far I have come across 3 main variations of this design – Brun (a brown ochre colour), Pastell ( a yellow colour ), and Grun (pale green) but there seem to be more out there – I also found a bowl with a hand-painted stripe pattern on a clear glaze. (see last photos below). The brown appears to have been the most popular going by the quantity available now on the secondary market.
Gustavsberg Eldorado Brun – Photo Ray Garrod
Gustavsberg Eldorado Brun – Photo Ray Garrod
Gustavsberg Eldorado Brun
Gustavsberg Eldorado Green – Photo via Metropol Auctions
Gustavsberg Eldorado Photo via HappyMooseVintage Etsy
Gustavsberg Eldorado Photo via Metropol Auctions
Doing research into more about this smart dinnerware design, I came across an interesting article in the American Publication, Ceramics Monthly August 1954. It is a very interesting read, although this design is not mentioned – here is an excerpt….
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