Scandinavian Design 
14 November 2013
Scandinavian Design 
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Edward Hald

early Fish Graal vase

Orrefors
Sweden, 1936
glass 6¼ h × 5½ dia in (16 × 14 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $8,125
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This work is an early and experimental example of Hald’s Fish Graal designs. First exhibited in Paris in 1937, the Fish Graal designs were well-received and works from the series were popular through the 1940s and 1950s. Incised signature to underside: [Hald Orrefors 36].
literature: Svenskt Glas, Danielsson, pg. 145 discusses series

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