Olle Alberius
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An 'ariel' glass vase, Orrefors Gallery, Sweden 1988.
Hexagonal shape, decorated with two female figures with birds on their hands against an amber coloured ground, signed Orrefors Gallery-88 Olle Alberius, Olle Alberius. Height 18 cm, diameter 12 cm.
Gallery number is missing, small scratch and a few very tiny chips to the corners.
Designer
Olle Alberius was a Swedish designer and glass artist. From 1963 to 1971, Alberius was associated with Rörstrands Porslinsfabrik, where he worked partly with works of art, partly with tableware. From 1971 he was active at Orrefors glassworks, where he designed both classic tableware such as Victoria (1978) and Erik (1974), art glass in the Ariel and Graal technique as well as cut crystal sculptures.
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