AN ORREFORS DECANTER AND STOPPER, designed by Simon Gate, oviform with narrow cylindrical neck and flaring rim, applied with two shaped S-scroll handles, the cylindrical stopper with shaped S-scroll finial, wheel-engraved with a frieze of dancing nude maidens holding drapes, one holding a violin, enclosed by bands of zig-zag pattern, spade-shapes and dots, marks for Orrefors, Simon Gate and 234.23 (1923)

AN ORREFORS DECANTER AND STOPPER, designed by Simon Gate, oviform with narrow cylindrical neck and flaring rim, applied with two shaped S-scroll handles, the cylindrical stopper with shaped S-scroll finial, wheel-engraved with a frieze of dancing nude maidens holding drapes, one holding a violin, enclosed by bands of zig-zag pattern, spade-shapes and dots, marks for Orrefors, Simon Gate and 234.23 (1923)

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AN ORREFORS DECANTER AND STOPPER, designed by Simon Gate, oviform with narrow cylindrical neck and flaring rim, applied with two shaped S-scroll handles, the cylindrical stopper with shaped S-scroll finial, wheel-engraved with a frieze of dancing nude maidens holding drapes, one holding a violin, enclosed by bands of zig-zag pattern, spade-shapes and dots, marks for Orrefors, Simon Gate and 234.23 (1923)
26.5 cm high

Lot Essay

Cf. Helmut Ricke, Ulrich Gronert, Glas in Schweden 1915 - 1960, München, 1986, p. 83, no. 73

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