Vintage 1950s Skrufs Glasbruk Swedish Etched Glass Girl Praying Stars Handmade Vase

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Beautiful Signed Skruf Glasbruk Handmade Vase
Scandinavian Art Glass
(Scandinavia-three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, Sweden)
Designed and crafted by Skruf … more Beautiful Signed Skruf Glasbruk Handmade Vase
Scandinavian Art Glass
(Scandinavia-three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, Sweden)
Designed and crafted by Skruf Glasbruk of Sweden
Solid blown glass block
Heavy
Etched Crystal Glass
Girl Praying at night with Stars- in center of the glass
1950’s
4 inches high
Front of vase is 4 inches side to side at top of vase
Side is 2” front to back at bottom of side of vase
Base is 2 1/4” by 1 1/2”
Rectangular vase
Deep Etching
Shrug Gkasbruk
Hand signed on the base
Four sides are undulating- different lighting and angles highlights and refracts the light-makes dramatic effects
Skrufs Gkasbruk was founded in 1897 in Sweden
In the 1960’z- modernist art glass production began
Design was applied while glass was still hot
Our Grandparents purchased the vase in 1950’s in Sweden
Nature was a primary source of inspiration for glass makers at Skrufs
Heavy piece
The crystal clear vase starts with an elongated oblong or rectangular highly polished base pontil, with rounded edges
The cases four straight lines thick columned walls are surmounted with a flattened highly polished mouth rim- thickly diagonally cut beveled edge
The vase ascends in slab firm- which comprises vertical straight line columned walls
Elongated front fascia of the vase is beautifully engraved with a girl praying at night with stars in the sky
One owner- original owner
Very good vintage condition
Kosta Boda purchased Skruf
We have many other art glass items to list
Always been in our very clean home since Grandparents purchased vase in Sweden in the 1950’s less