Mid-Century Candle Holder, Iron and Glass, attr. to Erik Höglund

Pair of candle holders with clear and blue glass on a black iron body by Erik Hoglund for Boda, Sweden, 1960s. Base and top made of black painted metal. Body made of ribbed blue art...

Gunnar Ander for Ystad Metall metal and copper candlesticks, Sweden, 1950s. Simple, elegant lines. Standard size (2cm diameter) candle. In good condition vintage. Some fading to the...

Danish stoneware candle holder from the Relief series, designed in 1959 by Jens Harald Quistgaard for Kronjyden. Original manufacturer label to...

Crystal Votive Candle Holders by Goran Wärff for Orrefors, Mid-Century Modern. Pair of crystal votive candleholder Goran Wärff for Orrefors, Sweden. A pair of stylish tea light holde...

Swedish Designer, Candle Holder, Photophore, Pewter, Glass, Sweden, 1970s A nice candleholder, in stained glass technique, with textured glass (fish eye) of different colors, that t...

Kosta Boda vintage crystal cut candle holders, Sweden 1960s. Manufacturer original label, each signed and form number on the bottom. Excellent condi...

Cast iron, mouth blown and pressed glass 12-arm chandelier for 12 candles by Swedish designer Erik Hoglund with images of animals and faces. Boda glassworks, Axel Stromberg ironworks, Sweden, 1957. Early edition on welded chain...

Erik Höglund (1932-1998) for Kosta Boda, Sweden. Rare two-armed hanging candle holder in cast iron and mouth-blown art glass. Mid-20th century. In perfect condition. Dimensions: H 35...

Erik / Eric Hoglund hanging candelabra / candelabrum / pendent / chandelier. Blown glass and wrought iron. Includes four original drop down extensions. This is an excellent example o...

Erik Hoglund for Kosta Boda. Large candle holder in cast iron with mouth-blown glass. Mid-20th Century. In excellent condition. Dimensions: B 43.0 x H 40.0 cm.

Erik Hoglund Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian chandelier Chandelier holds eight glass candleholders. Measurements : D.60 x H.133 adjust...

Stunning, oversized candle chandelier by Erik Höglund, made from wrought iron and glass. The long, rustic iron frame is adorned with different sized glass medallions that look like large rain drops on a bare tree. The biggest medallions are embossed with patterns of fish. Height 190 + 37 cm. Erik Höglund was one of Sweden’s foremost glass artists, whose innovative designs and glass making techniques revolutionized the scene of both art glass and serve ware in the 1950s. His bold and personal designs gave him and the glassworks Boda worldwide acclaim. Erik Höglund is considered the most influential Swedish glass artist of the 1950s and 1960s, alongside Ingeborg Lundin. Höglund was admitted to the prestigious school Konstfack at the age of 16, first studying to become an art teacher, but later changing to the sculptor’s line. He rebelled against many of what he considered to be conventional ideas at the school, and was almost expelled. His nonconformism would follow him through his career, aiding him in following his own path and repeatedly breaking new ground. Erik Höglund started working at Boda glassworks in 1953. At the time, Boda focused on producing high-quality serve ware in ethereal, cut-glass designs under the direction of Fritz Kallenberg. Höglund brought new perspectives and ideas, experimenting with the glass mass to give it a bubbly look and introducing colored glass and irregular finishes. These ideas were in direct opposition to the traditional ideas of what quality glass is, and Höglund was initially met with skepticism. He created rustic designs that allowed for everyday, multiple uses of glass, allowing it to be both functional and aesthetic. This down-to-earth idea appealed to both critics and collectors, although it took some years into the 1950s to win over the general public. In 1955, Erik Höglund’s glass was presented at the H55 Exhibition and one of his vases, whilst considered scandalous due to its suggestive decor, was purchased by the Swedish king. In 1957 he was awarded the Lunning Prize, its until then youngest awardee. Following that, his glass was exhibited in the Georg Jensen store on 5th Avenue in New York, making Erik Höglund and Boda world renowned. Erik Höglund was a master of all artistic trades. His glass murals were an important part of his artistic deed, leading to many assignments of public decorations, around Sweden in churches, schools, banks and other public places, as well as in the United States and Australia. In the early 1960s he also started working with wrought iron, making chandeliers and candelabras, combined with glass or unadorned, that became hugely popular. Boda opened its own smithy, Boda Smide, to satisfy the demand. Höglund also worked with wood, creating rustic and playful children’s furniture, candle holders and beds. Höglund left Boda in 1973 and worked with public assignments, often in collaboration with architects and his wife Ingrid Höglund. He continued to work with glass throughout the years for Pukeberg, Lindshammar and Strömbergshyttan glass works. He was was an incredibly productive artist, creating 150 public works from 1956 into the 1990s. Life cycles, sports and acrobatics, everyday life and family relationships were recurring sources of inspiration. Among his most notable work is the decoration of Johannelund Church in Linköping, which consisted of murals, glass sections, furnishing and the church silver...