Simon Gate
A glass vase by Simon Gate, Orrefors 1937.
Oval form. Graverad dekor av lekande barn, groda och trana. Signerad Orrefors G. 1285 (?) A3 EG (gravör Emil Goldman). Höjd ca 31,5, längd 21,5, bredd 17 cm.
A ding at the base. Scratches underneath and minor scratches to the vessel.
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Dekoren formgav Simon Gate i slutet av sin karriär, omkring 1936. Han drog vid denna tid ned på sitt engagemang för Orrefors glasbruk och kom att ägna sig alltmer åt måleriet.
Dekoren är ovanlig och förekommer på några olika vasformer i mitten och under slutet av 1930-talet. Produktionen blev sannolikt aldrig stor.
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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