FIREWORKS BOWL AND UNDERPLATE

Details

Edvard Hald (Swedish, 1883-1980)
Fireworks Bowl and underplate
designed 1923, blown glass, wheel-engraved by Frits Aickisch for Orrefors
8 3/16 in. (21.2 cm.) high, 8 11/16 in. (27.1 cm.) diameter
engraved maker's, designer's and engraver's marks, and model number 'M 248' (underside rim) (2)

Literature

D. Ostergard (ed.), The Brilliance of Swedish Glass 1918-1939 Yale, 1996, p.194, no. 38 (example illustrated)

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This design has become regarded as one of the most significant examples of 1920s Swedish glass, and examples are retained in the Collections of the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

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