Large 25cm Tall Holmegaard Per Lutken 'Soap Bubble' Vase 1961 Scandinavian Retro
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Large 25cm Tall Holmegaard Per Lutken 'Soap Bubble' Vase 1961 Scandinavian Retro The wonderful piece on sale here I have always called the soap bubble vase, but I think its officially called the 'Drabba or Drop Vase' designed by the great glass designer Per Lutken for Holmegaard in the late 1950's and Early 1960's these large imposing pieces of Art Glass are highly desirable today for our modern interiors. Always one to try new techniques to produce the results he need Lutken developed a 'special' method of producing these vases by inserting a wet wooden pin into the gather of glass so that the steam from the wood blew the bubble, producing very round sensuous shapes rather than being produced with hand tools, the larger vases were notoriously hard to get right and command high prices due to the rarity, these examples also feature in some of the leading permanent glass exhibitions in the likes of the corning museum of glass in the states as well as museums in Scandinavia and Japan.No two vases are identical and the form wonderful color and tactile nature make these pieces very desirable and highly collectible The vase is fully signed to the base including Per Lutkens monogram and dated 1961 Height 26cm approxPackaged weight 4.00kg approx (International postage is relatively high due to packed weight) In Excellent Condition but coud
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