Ekenäs Glasbruk (Sweden, 1917-1976)
John-Orwar Lake (Finnish-Swedish, 1921-2007)
Orange & Smoke Vase, L1562, 1960s
signed, polished-pontil
5 3/8” high x 4 7/8” diameter
Description: An Ekenäs Glasbruk L1562 vase blown by John-Orwar Lake, signed. The globular body with a short neck and everted rim is carefully formed by blown and internally marvered swirling clouds of orange and smoke glass with a sea of rising bubbles.
Condition: Antique, Very Good
For Accuracy: an antique it may show expected light signs of age.
(Champagne bottle included for scale only.)
Bio: John-Orwar Lake (Finnish-Swedish, 1921-2007) Ceramicist, Glass Artist, Designer and Visual Artist. STUDIED: Art Industrial Academy, Helsinki (1944-1947); Free Painting School, Helsinki (1945-1947); Lena Börjeson’s Sculpture School (1947-1948); Royal Academy of Arts, Stockholm (1948-1949). WORK: Own Ceramics Studio (1950-1953); Ekenäs Glasbruk (1953-1976); Edna Glass Factory; Art School, Stolckholm. EXHIBITED: Stockholm; Gothenburg; Karlstad (1953); Linköping (1954); National Museum (1954; European Glass Artists’ Exhibition, New York (1955); H 55, Helsingborg (1955). COLLECTIONS: National Museum, Stockholm; Jönköping County Museum, Sweden; Småland Museum, Sweden; Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC.
