Elegant and refined crystal bowl and plate with abstract designs in white and unusual lilac shades. The bowl has a classic shape, while the round plate has a slightly raised rim. The uniqueness of these two objects lies in the workmanship and colouring that the craftsmen managed to give the crystal. The helical shape of the design and the soft colour on both objects make them pleasant, light, almost ethereal. The objects were created between 1990 and 1995 in Småland, Sweden, by the Orrefors company. Under each item, engraved by hand, is the name of the company, then the model number and finally, as these are limited edition items, the item number itself. Småland is a historical province in southern Sweden bordering the Baltic Sea. The Orrefors glassworks was founded in 1898 on the site of an old iron factory and until 1913 produced mainly window and bottle glass. When Consul Johan Ekman bought the factory in 1913, Orrefors started to produce glasses, vases and other household goods. Ekman hired the brothers Eugen and Knut Bergkvist, who had previously worked at Kosta Boda, as well as Fritz Blomqvist and Heinrich Wollman, a craftsman from Bohemia with a long tradition in glassmaking. The first attempts to produce art glass were in the style of famous French glassworks such as Daum and Gallé. Prestigious designers, glassblowers, cutters, painters and engravers played their part every day in this work of skill, and every Orrefors object is a unique and sophisticated piece of craftsmanship. The Orrefors glassworks was closed in 2012 when Orrefors became part of the Swedish group Orrefors Kosta Boda AB. Today, however, these objects are still produced and exported all over the world, thanks to the interest of a few Scandinavian designers who have prolonged their genesis and fascination for new generations. In 2013, the historical glassworks building became home to the 'Per Ekström Museet', an art museum. The objects are in excellent condition. Measurements bowl diameter 19 cm, height 12 cm, plate diameter 24 cm, height 3 cm. For all our shipments we use special packaging materials (custom-made wooden crates, polystyrene, etc.) for maximum protection and safety of the objects.
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