Stunning Art Glass vase by Orrefors. The base of the vase is etched with Orrefors, Graal, and Edward Hald.

This vase is a true form of art with multiple layers of glass invented at Orrefors and referred to as Graal. Unbelievable craftsmanship and a true treasure. Art Glass at it's best. This beautiful heavy vase of the Graal series was designed by Edward Hald in 1938 for Orrefors Sweden. It features clear and green glass decorated with underwater flora, seaweed and fish, overlayered with thick clear glass. An authentic piece of Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian glass design. The bowl is in good condition. It does show wear up close for the 60 or more years it has been around. There is one repair that was professionally smoothed out. It was a chip repair. There is an indulation where it was repaired.

Measures:

Height: 4.53" (11.5 cm)

Diameter: 4.72" (12 cm)

Edward Hald (1883 – 1980) is one of the well-known Swedish glass artists who have worked for Orrefors. After studying in Leipzig, he completed his artistic training with Henri Matisse in Paris. The famous Graal glass is one of the first masterpieces of Edward Hald, which he developed together with Simon Gate and Knut Bergqvist. In the 1920s, his work coined the term 'Swedish grace', the Swedish variant of Art Deco. The celestial globe that Edward Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is seen as the pinnacle of his career.