MID CENTURY PER LÜTKEN FOR HOLMEGAARD GLASS OF DENMARK “PROVENCE” BOWL

MID CENTURY PER LÜTKEN FOR HOLMEGAARD GLASS OF DENMARK “PROVENCE” BOWL

A LARGE EARLY EDITION EXAMPLE FINISHED IN A RICH TEAL BLUE TONE

FULLY SIGNED “HOLMEGAARD” BENEATH ALONG WITH LÜTKEN’S INTERLOCKING INITIAL’S AND A MODEL CODE “17792”

BEAUTIFULLY FLUID ROUNDED FORM

A LARGE EXAMPLE MEASURING 255MM IN DIAMETER BY 70MM HIGH

WEIGHING 1.05KGS

OFFERED IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE ORDER WITH SUBTLE SURFACE WEAR PRESENT AS NOTED INCLUDING  ONE PIN HEAD SIZED SURFACE MARK

DISPLAYING BEAUTIFULLY

 

DURING THE 1950’S, PER LÜTKEN AND HIS GLASSBLOWERS DEVELOPED A TECHNIQUE FOR BLOWING GLASS USING THE STEAM FROM A WET WOODEN PIN, INSERTED INTO A GATHER OF MOLTEN GLASS, A TECHNIQUE USED IN MANY HOLMEGAARD PIECES

THE PROVENCE BOWL WAS CREATED BY ACCIDENT IN 1955

IN THIS CASE, LÜTKEN WAS TRYING TO CREATE A GLASS CONE, BUT FORGOT TO LET THE STEAM OUT OF THE MOLTEN GLASS

THE RESULT WAS FLAT LIKE A PLATE AND LÜTKEN USED IT TO CREATE THIS NOW CLASSIC BOWL

MOD 9D