Bengt Edenfalk 1960s Thalatta vase for Skruf

Thalatta is similar to the Ariel glass developed at Orrefors in all but one important respect.  Thalatta is made with hot glass whereas Ariel is cooled, then engraved.  Understandably, Thalatta is generally a less precise result, giving a more primative, primeval look, which is accentuated by the pattterns Edenfalk has chosen.  This example, with a band of seated figures above an abstract pattern, is a 1960s piece. The pattern is made by the glassmaker, working with the hot glass, using hand tools, then covered in more layers of glass leaving a pattern of bubbles where it has been worked.  It weighs nearly 4kg.

For an Ariel piece, on the other hand, the glass is cooled then engraved, then reheated and covered in more layers of glass.  The engraving creates a layer of air in a pattern - a bubble - between the thick layers. 

Bengt Edenfalk came to Skruf in 1953 when its involvement in art glass was minimal.  Its development into a force in art glass was largely his doing.  Edenfalk developed the Thalatta technique in the 1950s.   Two of his designs where amongst the 15 judged "best in the world" of the 4800 submitted for the Corning Glass Museum Special Exhibition of Contemporary Glass in 1959.

Edenfalk left Skruf in 1978, moving to Kosta for 11 years.  He now works on a freelance basis.

Height: 22 cm (9 inches)
Width 13 cm
Weight: 3770 g
Engraved "Edenfalk Skruf" to the base
Condition: A 1x2mm impact mark on the base (looks like a thin fleck that hasn't fallen off - see closeup), a couple of scuffs and scratches (longest 4mm) to the rim

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This item has sold for US $760.00

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