Topic: Holmegaards Glasvaerk & Holmegaards Stentoj

[Pinkspoons]

Bit of an obscure one...

Does anybody know if there was a company link between Holmegaard Glass and Holmegaard Stoneware, or did they just happen to be located in the same place? I've found a few (and it really is just a few) vague references online to Holmegaards Stentoj, and it's always invariably to do with Arne Bang and they usually mention the glassworks in the same breath. But there's nothing with any dates or solid information of any use.

And, annoyingly, any data I did have got lost on my recently deceased hard drive (RIP)! The only reference I can find now is this auction:

AUCTION

Any clues? Does anybody have a copy of Robin Hecht's "Scandinavian Art Pottery" to hand, as mentioned in the auction?

Hopefully this qualifies as a main board glass question, even though it's mostly to do with pottery....

[Frank]

Seems they have more Arne... http://www.gravy.dk/pottery.html

[Pinkspoons]

There are some very nice pieces on that site. Arne Bang pottery is generally out of my price range, though. 

But I got in touch with the seller, and apparently they are one and the same company.

Well I never.

Although the time around when the statuette in the auction was made does tie in with when Holmegaard's glass was struggling in the international market, so it could have been an attempt to broaden their customer base. I'll have to see if there's anything I can dig up.