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Set of Four Holmegaard Gulv Vases by Otto Brauer in Amber

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Set of four Mid-Century Holmegaard Gulv-Vases by Otto Brauer, in amber. These typical Danish Modern glass bottle vases were manufactured by Kastrup Holmegaard in Denmark during the 1950s or 1960s. Two of the vases still retain an original label. The round one should read "Kastrup Holmegaard - By Appointment to H.M. - The King Of Denmark - Made In Denmark". It is partially worn off, but you can still read a part of it. These vases would make great display pieces on your sideboard or your library. Can be used empty, just as sculptural elements, or filled with flowers or dried botanical elements. The Gulvvase was originally designed by Otto Brauer in 1935. Sizes: 2x height 14.17" (36cm) / diameter 5.9" (15cm) 1x height 11.81" (30cm) / diameter 4.72" (12cm) 1x height 9.84" (25cm) / diameter 3.54" (9,5cm) Two of the vases have an air inclusion in the glass which is very common for these vases. Some dirt in the vases, but it is barely visible when placed.

Creator:

Kastrup (Manufacturer),Otto Brauer (Designer),Holmegaard (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 14.18 in (36 cm)Diameter: 5.91 in (15 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 4

Style:

Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Blown Glass,Glass

Place of Origin:

Denmark

Period:

Late 20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1950-60s

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Two of the vases have an air inclusion in the glass which is very common for these vases. Some light scratches. Some dirt in the vases, but it is barely visible when placed.

Seller Location:

Vorst, BE

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU7441237733942

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Holmegaard has been creating quality glassware for almost two centuries. The legendary glassworks has collaborated with scores of celebrated designers over its long history, including Arne Jacobsen, Louise Campbell, Bodil Kjær and many others, with each artisan crafting vases, bottles and other serveware and decorative objects that are widely loved by collectors and art connoisseurs alike. Today Holmegaard is a powerhouse of functionalist modern Danish glass design.

Holmegaard Glassworks was the dream of Danish Count Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe, who petitioned the king of Denmark for permission to build a factory. Sadly, by the time permission was granted, the count had passed away, leaving his dowager, the Countess Henriette Danneskiold-Samsøe, to carry on her late husband’s dream in 1825. The factory was established in the town of Fensmark in the Holmegaard bog, where rich peat could be harvested and used to fuel the high-temperature kilns required to produce glass there.

The factory initially produced only simple mouth-blown green glass packaging bottles — the need was for glassware that was merely functional. It wasn’t until the 1920s that it made progress as a significant entity in the world of design. There was a fruitful partnership to create dinner glassware with the Royal Danish Porcelain Factory and glass artist Oluf Jensen. This was followed in 1925 by Holmegaard’s hiring Jacob Eiler Bang as the glassworks’ first in-house designer.

Bang was trained as an architect and was working on the Danish Pavilion at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts — the fair that brought the Art Deco style to worldwide attention — when his efforts caught the attention of Holmegaard. Bang believed in the concept of making things that were “beautiful, strong, practical and cheap.” His seductive, functionalist designs for vases, decanters, bottles and other objects — guided by the theories that underpin Scandinavian modernism — garnered acclaim for both Bang and Holmegaard, and he became known as one of the fathers of functionalism in Danish glassware.

Holmegaard went on to work with Per Lütken, who created intricate objects that redefined the factory’s style and Danish glass design as a whole. Lütken produced over 3,000 pieces for the glassworks, including the revered Provence bowl, one of the pieces for which the glassworks is best known. The brand went on to work with other notable artists including Otto Brauer and Jacob Bang’s son, Michael Bang, whose Palet range, Fontaine wine glass range, and Mandarin lamps are among Holmegaard’s most iconic creations.

Today, Holmegaard Glassworks is owned by Rosendahl Design Group. It is Denmark’s largest manufacturer of glass in addition to being the oldest and most historic.

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