.Midcentury Pair of Candleholders in Crystal by Orrefors SwedenDetailsCrea

.Midcentury Pair of Candleholders in Crystal by Orrefors Sweden Details Creator Orrefors (Manufacturer),Sven Palmquist (Designer) Dimensions Height: 2.37 in. (6 cm) Diameter: 3.55 in. (9 cm) Sold AsSet of 2StyleMid-Century Modern (Of the Period) Materials and TechniquesCrystalPlace of OriginSwedenPeriodMid-20th CenturyDate of Manufacture1960 ConditionExcellent The Swedish design philosophy of “beautiful things for everyday life” is actualized in the vintage glassware of Orrefors. Founded in 1898, this glass manufacturer was one of the leading companies in the Scandinavian modernism movement and is revered by collectors for the fine craftsmanship and innovation of its superlative art glass.Orrefors began making art glass — works that, distinct from mass-production pieces, are made in small numbers to showcase the skills and talents of artists and artisans — in 1913. Two of the first artists hired by the firm were Simon Gate and Edward Hald, who worked initially in the organic Art Nouveau style, and later proved adept with the geometric imagery of the Art Deco period. Hald and Gate worked closely with glassblowers to refine traditional glassmaking methods, creating new materials such as "graal" glass. In the graal technique a design made with colored glass is encased in layers of transparent glass, preserving the image while the overall glass form is worked and shaped. Orrefors won an international following when it presented such pieces in Paris in 1925 at the Exposition In