Simon Gate
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two pressed glass bowls, Orrefors, Sweden 1930's.
Green and clear glass, marked Orrefors GP25 and Orrefors GP13, height 14 and 12,7 cm, diameter 23 cm.
Slight wear.
Provenance
Torbjörn Lenskog Collection
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The models were designed for the Stockholm exhibition 1930, together with different models by Simon Gate and Edward Hald.
Designer
Simon Gate was a Swedish glass artist, painter, and designer. After studying at the Academy of Arts, he started working at the Orrefors glass factory. Together with the glass artist Edward Hald, he contributed to the glass factory's first international success. From 1916, Simon Gate produced the so-called ’graal’ glass, which master blower Knut Bergqvist further developed from cameo glass. Today, the graal glass pieces from Orrefors are among the most sought-after pieces of art glass among Swedish collectors. Together with Knut Bergqvist, he also created the so-called ’slottsglas’ which have received much attention recently. Simon Gate also became famous for his engraving compositions on the glasses, which were decorated with, among other things, processions and dancing women.
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