Engraved goblet by Simon Gate
The Orrefors engraved display goblets that made Swedish glass famous at the 1925 Paris exhibition.
Simon Gate and Edward Hald made Orrefors Sweden’s leading glassworks in the 1920s. Their engraved glass won the Grand Prix in Paris in 1925, and the English press spoke of ‘Swedish grace’. Examples are in the Nationalmuseum and Smålands museum in Växjö.
Materials: Clear crystal glass
Manufacture: Blown at Orrefors and engraved with copper wheels by the works’ engravers after Gate’s drawings.
The nude classical figures in matt engraving against the clear glass.
The engraved signature Orrefors with Gate’s initials and a number.