A "Flickan och duvan" (The Girl and the Dove) ariel glass vase, Orrefors 1944, no 281.
Decor of a female profile and dove in green against a clear background with air, signed Orrefors Sweden Ariel No 281, E Öhrström. Height 17 cm
The foot with a gift inscription from 1944. Some thin scratches and wear, white mark inside the glass mass near the dove.
Provenance
Around the foot rim, engraved inscription: "To Malmö Stocking Factory from A-B Nordiska Kompaniet Vogue 10 years 6/10 1944".
More information
Malmö Strumpfabrik was the first in the country to manufacture natural silk stockings, which were introduced to the market in 1932. In 1933, Victor Samuelson's Tricotfabrik in Mölndal was purchased, and the Malmö factory would now exclusively produce silk stockings, while other types of stockings would be made in Mölndal. After a competition among the staff, the name NIVELLA emerged, which was launched as a brand in 1932. In 1934, the next brand, VOGUE, was introduced, named after the French fashion magazine. The first nylon stockings were sold to the public in the USA in 1940, and the news became a sensation in the industry. Malmö Strumpfabrik launched its variant in 1944, priced at 8:40 per pair, which corresponded to half a day's wage.
More about Edvin Öhrström
Edvin Öhrström (1906-1994) was a Swedish visual artist, sculptor and glass artist born in Burlöv. He studied at the Art Academy and Tekniska Skolan in Stockholm and under Fernand Legér in Paris, etc. From 1936-1957 he was active at Orrefors glassworks. Together with Vicke Lindstrand, Öhrström helped develop the ariel glass, an innovative technology that was presented at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937 and for which Orrefors has become internationally known. Öhrström also designed cast glass for Lindshammar's glassworks and has created the work "Kristallvertikalaccent", a glass pillar at Sergels Torg in Stockholm, inaugurated in 1974. Today, the early ariel glass pieces from Orrefors are among the most sought after glass produced in Sweden.
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