Simon Gate
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a Swedish Grace engraved glass bowl, Orrefors, Sweden 1926.
Richly engraved decor of dancing women, signed ORREFORS S. GATE. 122. 1926. E. WEIDLICH (engraved by Emil Weidlich, active at Orrefors 1922-29), height 23.2 cm, diameter 27.8 cm.
The stand is missing.
Provenance
Gunnar Hävermark collection, nr 203.
Exhibitions
Nationalmuseum, "Orrefors 100 år", Stockholm 29 May - 11 October 1998, no 152.
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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