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
$350.00