A distinctive vintage Modernist vase from the Reffla series, featuring a ribbed texture. Handcrafted.
The author is the renowned Swedish designer Arthur Percy, one of the founders of the midcentury modern style.
Opalescent glass - semi-transparent, refracting light in a unique way. Named after the precious gemstone opal, also known as the "moonstone" due to a similar optical effect.
Light refracts more intensely along the edges of the object. They appear to "glow". Does not emit anything.
1950s. Manufactured by Gullaskruf, Sweden. Height 14,7 cm. Excellent vintage condition.
Why buy vintage glass by Arthur Percy?
The master was already renowned during the Art Deco era of the 1920s and 1930s. He created several iconic series of art glass, ceramics, and porcelain. He represented Sweden at the World Expos in the 1930s.
In the 1950s, he became one of the pioneers of a new midcentury style in Swedish design. Percy worked in a concise geometric style.
Percy's works are housed in the National Museum of Sweden, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and many others
