Lars Holmström
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a Swedish Grace brass wall light.
Maker's mark LARS HOLMSTRÖM ARVIKA. Height 55 cm, bredd 41 cm.
Provenance
The assembly hall of the public college, Ljungskile, Sweden
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Lars Holmström (1894-1959). Konstsmed, huvudsakligen verksam i Arvika. Holmström var med och startade Arvika Konsthantverk. Han medverkade vid världsutställningen i Paris 1925 och visade där upp ljusstakar, ljuskronor och även silverarbeten. Lars Holmström finns omnämnd i samtida franska tidskrifter där hans verk benämns med stor respekt. Holmström utförde ett antal kyrkoinredningar och bland de profana till exempel Rottneros Herrgård, Lundsbergs skola och Stadshotellet i Karlstad.
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Lars August Holmström was a Swedish art smith born in Kilafors. Lars's father was a farrier, and initially, the son followed in his father's footsteps but changed careers after being badly kicked. At the age of 18, he received a scholarship to study with the smith Carl Gustav Ericsson in Arvika, who signed his works "Erco"). Later, Lars Holmström worked as a smith for Elis Ericsson, "Elis i Taserud". In 1921, Holmström started his own business. He is best known for his fixtures and candlesticks. He was among the craftsmen who started Arvika Konsthantverk and forged its shop sign in iron and brass. In 1925, he participated in the World Exhibition in Paris, displaying chandeliers and candlesticks in brass, as well as silver works.
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