ORREFORS BY INGEBORG LUNDING IN FREAK HANSEN

INGEBORG LUNDIN / ORREFORS Blown glass Apple vase in green, 1957. Engraved ORREFORS 

ORREFORS VICKE LINDSTRAND'S GLASS IN FREAK HANSEN

Before Lindstrand was a star for Kosta, he was a star for Orrefors.  This is one of his modernist designs for Orrefors, a heavy ,signed and stickered rectangular bowl that looks as if it was carved out of ice with an adze.  It's similar to the Venini "battuto" (beaten) style.  It has then been treated with acid to give it even more of a frosted look.

Lindstrand left Orrefors in 1940 for a variety of reasons, including an offer of work in America.  He was bound by a formal agreement that he would not work in glass for the next ten years. The outbreak of the Second World War stopped him leaving Sweden so he worked in the design of ceramics as artistic director of Uppsala Ekeby Keramik until 1950.  At the end of his enforced 10 year break there was a fierce bidding war for his services.  Lindstrand went back to glass design at Kosta in 1950 and led a dramatic revival of Kosta's fortunes.  He reused this carved ice technique, as I'll show in a later listing. 

The last picture shows this Orrefors bowl with a Kosta piece, also designed by Lindstrand.
ar to the base, wear on the sticker, a couple of less than 0.5mm unintended bubbles

HOLMEGAARD'S PITCHER DESING BY JACOB BANG

I HOLMEGAARD GLASS BY JACOB BANG IN FREAK HANSEN

3 BEAUTIFULL HOLMEGAARD GLASS BY JACOB BANG IN FREAK HANSEN

• Beautiful German inspired form in high quality crystal with just a hint of sapphire blue.  The sapphire twinkles and glitters according to the thickness of the glass and the current lighting.  Rare color projects wealth and elegance.
• Designed by the infamous Jacob Bang for Holmegaard, Denmark in 1928.  Circa 1930s-1940s. This color, usually seen on Strombergshyttan/Orrefors (Sweden) forms, was popular during the Swedish Modern decor craze of the mid-20th Century. 
• The 'Kutrolf' style evolved from the 16th-17th century German design of twisted multi-tubed drinking vessels and bottles meant to 'trick' the user.  Kutrolf bottles were sometimes marked "skill required' to use.  At the beginning of the 20th Century, the modern form became less 'tricky'.  The twists were illiminated. You do not need skill to pour from this decanter.  In fact, the tubes on today's version of the Kutrolf help ariate, give a good hand-grip, and provide a smoother flow.  The 'gurgle' sound remains and has been dubbed 'Cluck Cluck' or 'Kluk Kluk' by mid-century modern makers.
• This decanter has an old 'isenkraemmer imerco' sticker on the center of the base.  This is a Dansk label, a prolific distributor of Scandinavian decor since the early 20th Century.
• Quality crystal was hand-blown and hand-tooled to form.  Pontil mark is an acid polished half-moon.  Stopper and bottle necks are ground to fit.  Exceptionally clean.  Immaculate. No signs of use or water remnants.  Some bottom-wear on base caused by years of surface contact and is expected. Measures 10" tall to top of stopper, widest point is 4½", base circumference is 15".  Weighs 2 lbs. Great for the bar that has everything!

ONE JACQUES BINY'S SCONCE IN FREAK HANSEN

TITLE:

1 Brass & Perforated Metal Sconces by Jacques Biny

PRICE:

$2,250 Purchase>

CREATOR:	Jacques Biny
COUNTRY:	France
CREATION DATE:	1950's

CONDITION:	Very good original condition

LENGTH:	9 in. (23 cm)
DEPTH:	4.5 in. (11 cm)
HEIGHT:	12 in. (30 cm)

LARGE ARNE VODDER CREDENZA IN ROSEWOOD

TITLE:

Arne Vodder Rosewood credenza - Denmark

PRICE:

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ATTRIBUTED TO:	Arne Vodder
COUNTRY:	Denmark
CREATION DATE:	1960's

MATERIALS:	rosewood
CONDITION:	Excellent. Fully restored.

LENGTH:	7 ft. 2.5 in. (240 cm)
DEPTH:	19 in. (49 cm)