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Lars Hellsten?

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W L. Geary:
When looking at signatures from Orrefors, you will see the use of various techniques. On the production work,
the use of an acid etched stencil was used or an of inscribed.
On limited edition and unique editions, a person on the
staff of Orrefors signed the works.
During the 1980's management decided the artists should sign their art glass production. Needless to say,
this did not sit well with the artist-designers and ended quickly.
Lars has been one of the most successful artist/designers at Orrefors. His workwith cast glass  and the centrifuge have been a major commercial success. The Corona Bowl series is an example.
The piece you have is a natural evolution of his sculptural
aptitude started at Skruf Glass Works.
His sculptural work is now used as decoration around the Orrefors Glass Works and on a major highway round-about leading into Nybro, the local community near Orrefors, a small village in Smaland.

David555:
Thank you W. L. Geary - very informative - I agree
--- Quote ---the use of an acid etched stencil was used or an of inscribed.
On limited edition and unique editions, a person on the
staff of Orrefors signed the works.
--- End quote ---
but the 1980s era whre they all had to sign - does my bowl fall into that era?

How quick is a progression from the work he was doing at Skruf - is it 1970s early 80s or last week?

W. Geary:
Lars Hellsten worked at Skruf Glass Works as a designer
from 1964 until 1972 when he joined Orrefors.

The artists only signed art glass for a very short period of
time at Orrefors.

His sculpture is large, heavy and quite interesting.

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