An Elme Glasbruk amethyst coloured glass vase
An Elme Glasbruk amethyst coloured glass vase
A mid century amethyst coloured glass vase, attributed to the Elme Glasbruk glassworks.
The Elme glassworks began in 1917 as a subsidiary of the Färe glassworks in Sibbhult, in Skåne, the southernmost province of Sweden. It was founded by the Swedish Nobel Laureate Gustuf Dahlen, the inventor of the gas powered lighthouse. It went bankrupt in 1920, reinventing itself as a manufacturer of glass homewares in 1923, and yet again as Elme Glasbruk in 1931. This happened a few more times in 1936, 1940 and 1960, until it closed its doors for good in 1970. Over that time many important glass designers worked there, including Carl-Olof Borgarp, Kjeld Jordan, Edvin Ollers and Hjordis Olsson.
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circa 1965
Sweden
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