VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN BRUTALIST ART GLASS VASE FROM THE SWEDISH STUDIO OF RUDA
DESIGNED BY GÖTE AUGUSTSSON IN THE EARLY 1960’S AND FEATURING A THICK WALLED “GREEK KEY” DESIGN TO THE EXTERIOR
FINISHED IN A DARK BLUE WITH BOTH TEXTURED AND SMOOTH DECORATION
CYLINDRICAL FORM WITH STEPPED UPPER RIM
ROUND POLISHED PONTIL BENEATH
A HEAVY PIECE OF GLASS WEIGHING 1.5KGS
MEASURING 225MM TALL BY 110MM IN DIAMETER
OFFERED IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE ORDER
CIRCA 1960’S
RUDA GLASBRUK PRODUCED WARES FROM 1910 TO 1972 IN RUDA, A TOWN IN THE “GLASRIKET” THE EPICENTRE OF GLASS PRODUCTION IN SWEDEN
KOSTA, ORREFORS, MALERAS, REIJMYRE, WERE ALL BASED THERE
IN 1947 A COMPANY CALLED JUNGNER BOUGHT RUDA, AND WITH THE ARRIVAL OF GÖTE AUGUSTSSON A NEW MANAGER AND CHIEF DESIGNER
FROM THE 50’S THE COMPANY MOVED MORE INTO THE ART GLASS FIELD WITH AUGUSTSSON DESIGNING MOST IF NOT ALL THE GLASS SERIES PRODUCED BY THE STUDIO
RUDA’S PRODUCTS APPARENTLY COST MORE TO MAKE THAN THEY WERE SOLD FOR, WHICH IS WHY THE STUDIO CLOSED IN 72
THIS SERIES OF COBALT GLASS IS KNOWN AS “KOBALT”
THE GLASS IS AN INTENSE MIDNIGHT BLUE, ALMOST BLACK AND APPARENTLY HAD HIGH LEVELS OF COBALT IN THE GLASS BATCH
LIKE MUCH OF RUDA’S GLASS THE PIECES WERE FORMED IN MOULDS MADE FROM CARBON, WHICH DETERIORATED QUICKLY AND RESULTED IN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EACH ITEM MADE AS THE MOULD CHANGED
CARBON MOULDS REQUIRED REPLACING OFTEN, WHICH MADE PRODUCTION COSTS HIGH
MOD 4B
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