A 58 pcs 'Nobel' glass service, Orrefors, Sweden.
Comprising 11 champagne flutes, 11 martini glasses, 12 red wine glasses, 12 white wine glasses, 12 sherry glasses. (58)
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The Nobel series was specially designed by Gunnar Cyrén for the celebration of the 90 year anniversary of the Nobel prize in 1991. The hand painted glass collection is used in the world renowned Nobel prize dinner.
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Gunnar Cyrén (1931-2013) was a Swedish glass artist, silversmith and industrial designer. He worked for Orrefors glassworks between 1959 and 1970, then designed plastics for a few years and then returned to Orrefors in 1977. Highlights of his design career include "Pop glass" or "Cups with colored legs" (1966-1968) and "The Nobel Service" (1991). Over the years, Gunnar Cyrén has participated in several exhibitions in Sweden and abroad and received the King's scholarship in 1962, the Lunning prize in 1966 and the Prince Eugén medal in 1988. He is appointed professor by the government. In his hometown of Gävle, where he also had a gallery and a gold and silver smithy, he has been honored with his own room at the County Museum.
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