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Simon Gate

(Sweden, 1883-1945)
Estimate
25 000 - 30 000 SEK
2 220 - 2 660 EUR
2 320 - 2 780 USD
Hammer price
26 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Camilla Behrer
Stockholm
Camilla Behrer
Head of Design/ Specialist Modern & Contemporary Decorative Art & Design
+46 (0)708 92 19 77
Simon Gate
(Sweden, 1883-1945)

a "graal" glass vase, Orrefors 1917, no 342.

Floral decoration in aubergine, pink and green hues, signed SGraal Orrefors 1917 KB (glassblower Knut Bergqvist) - HW (etched by Heinrich Wollman) no 342. Höjd 33,3 cm.

Minor scratches and stains/dirt to interior.

Designer

Simon Gate was a Swedish glass artist, painter, and designer. After studying at the Academy of Arts, he started working at the Orrefors glass factory. Together with the glass artist Edward Hald, he contributed to the glass factory's first international success. From 1916, Simon Gate produced the so-called ’graal’ glass, which master blower Knut Bergqvist further developed from cameo glass. Today, the graal glass pieces from Orrefors are among the most sought-after pieces of art glass among Swedish collectors. Together with Knut Bergqvist, he also created the so-called ’slottsglas’ which have received much attention recently. Simon Gate also became famous for his engraving compositions on the glasses, which were decorated with, among other things, processions and dancing women.

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