An ariel glass vase, no. 149, Orrefors 1939.
Spherical with non-figurative decoration in metallic green, signed E. Öhrström 1939 ORREFORS SWEDEN ARIEL no. 149. Height 16.3 cm, diameter approximately 18.5 cm.
Some minor scratches and wear to the underside.
Bukowskis Modern Spring Auction 1996, lot 499, catalogue no. 458.
According to a record in the Orrefors archive, exhibited at the NK exhibition in 1939.
In the summer of 1939, Orrefors organised a major exhibition at Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm in conjunction with the New York World’s Fair. It was the largest exhibition Orrefors had organised to date, with approximately 500 new objects on display.
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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