Gustavsberg porcelain
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Gustavsberg is a Swedish porcelain
Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...

 company that originated in 1826.
It broke up in the 1990s and was sold off in pieces, to the dismay of residents of the Gustavsberg
Gustavsberg
Gustavsberg is a locality and the seat of Värmdö Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden with 9,682 inhabitants in 2005. It is most known for its porcelain factory, Gustavsberg porcelain, and toilet bowls distributed nationwide and internationally....

 area, but artisan
Artisan
An artisan is a skilled manual worker who makes items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewellery, household items, and tools...

s continued producing ceramics and household porcelain in the Gustavsberg tradition. One of Gustavsberg's most famous collections is the "Nobel Porcelain" produced in 1994.

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