Gunnar Cyrén
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Gerda Strömberg, Firma Svenskt Tenn and others, a group of decorative vases, ashtrays etc, 20th c.
A Gunnar Cyren cut glass bowl "Sofiero", Orrefors and a heart shaped pewter and brass bowl by Svenskt Tenn, 8 decorative enamel painted glass vases and more. The large green vase height 26,5 cm.
Slight wear, the green cut glass vase with base chip.
Provenance
The Jan Eric Löwenadler Collection
Designer
Gunnar Cyrén (1931-2013) was a Swedish glass artist, silversmith and industrial designer. He worked for Orrefors glassworks between 1959 and 1970, then designed plastics for a few years and then returned to Orrefors in 1977. Highlights of his design career include "Pop glass" or "Cups with colored legs" (1966-1968) and "The Nobel Service" (1991). Over the years, Gunnar Cyrén has participated in several exhibitions in Sweden and abroad and received the King's scholarship in 1962, the Lunning prize in 1966 and the Prince Eugén medal in 1988. He is appointed professor by the government. In his hometown of Gävle, where he also had a gallery and a gold and silver smithy, he has been honored with his own room at the County Museum.
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