Josef Frank
Josef Frank, glass service, 16 pieces, "Murano", produced by Björkhults Glasbruk for Firma Svenskt Tenn, 1950s.
Comprising:
6 red wine glasses, height 14.5 cm, diameter 10.5 cm.
4 white wine glasses, height 12 cm, diameter 7.5 cm.
6 sherry glasses, height 11 cm, diameter 7 cm.
Minor surface wear. One sherry glass with a minor nick. Two sherry glasses with insignificant air bubbles in the glass mass. Three red wine glasses with insignificant air bubbles in the glass mass.
Literature
Monica Boman (ed.), "Estrid Ericson - Orkidé i vinterlandet", Carlssons, 1989, cf. service depicted from the shop 1952, p. 20 and p. 133.
Designer
Josef Frank was born in Austria and studied architecture in Vienna. As an architect, he worked with private home areas, villas and apartment buildings. In 1925 he started his own interior design firm Haus und Garten together with two architect colleagues. In connection with the advance of the Nazis, he emigrated to Sweden and was employed in 1934 at Svenskt Tenn. After the outbreak of World War II, Josef Frank, who came from a Jewish family, was forced into exile in New York. At Svenskt Tenn, he made an impact on the product range for four decades; especially when it comes to furniture and fabric prints.
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