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Wilber L. Orme
Pristine Table Architecture candleholders, model #389/496
Pristine Table Architecture candleholders, model #389/496
Cambridge Glass Company
USA, c. 1938
cast glass 5¼ h × 5¼ w × 2 d in (13 × 13 × 5 cm)
USA, c. 1938
cast glass 5¼ h × 5¼ w × 2 d in (13 × 13 × 5 cm)
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $13,200
A rare set of candleholders produced for Cambridge Glass Company where Orme was an in-house designer. The shape of the holders is characteristically Modern and reminiscent of urban skyscrapers.
Literature:
American Modern, 1925-1940: Design for a New Age, ppg. 56-57