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Edward Hald

(Sweden, 1883-1980)
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
534 - 712 EUR
544 - 726 USD
Hammer price
36 000 SEK
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Edward Hald
(Sweden, 1883-1980)

a "Diana" ceiling lamp model "HD 658/659", Orrefors, 1930s.

Frosted glass in three layers, the middle shade yellow-tinted with sandblasted decor depicting the huntress Diana with deer, the top shade with striped decor, matte nickel-plated frame, four light points. Diameter 80 cm.

Minor wear, minor scratches on the top side of the upper screen, rewired electricity.

Literature

Catalog, "Orrefors Belysningsarmatur No 4", Stockholm 1937, model illustrated (n.p.).

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Designer

Edward Hald was a Swedish visual and glass artist born in Stockholm. He studied at the business school in Leipzig, the Artists' Association School, and he also was a student of Henri Matisse in Paris. Hald's artistry in the 1910s exhibited a modernist spirit, inspired by the Fauvist Matisse. Hald designed decorations for various models and services for Rörstrand Porcelain Factory as well as for Karlskrona Porcelain Factory. Edward Hald contributed these works to the Home Exhibition in 1917 at Liljevalchs in Stockholm and was hired by Orrefors Glassworks the same year. Together with Simon Gate and glassmaker Knut Bergqvist, he experimented with overlay glass, resulting in Graal glass. The Graal technique was entirely new and revolutionary. Hald's designs for both engraved and Graal glass display Matisse-inspired elements, humor, and contemporary motifs.

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