Kosta Elis Bergh Etched Highball Glass Lion, Sweden 1930s

Description

Country of manufacture: Sweden
Era: 1930s
Manufacturer: Kosta
Designer: Elis Bergh
Size: Approximately 14-14.5 cm (height) x 7.5 cm (diameter)
Condition: Very good

Each piece in this series is individually made.
Different creatures are carved into them.

lion.
Aries.
A bull.
And then there's the sea god with the trident.
This is a lion.

The engraving was done by etching with acid.
It was cloudy and white like frosted glass.
It floats above the transparent ground.

At the feet of the sea god,
The wave is represented by only three lines.
It's simple, but it definitely looks like waves.

Because it's being blown with the mouth,
The four cups differ slightly in both height and diameter.

Signed on the bottom.
This is a Kosta piece from the 1930s.

Elis Bergh (1881-1954)
He was someone who started out in architecture.

I studied at the Higher School of Arts and Crafts in Stockholm.
Initially, I worked in architecture and interior design.

My involvement with Kosta began when I took on the interior design work.
In 1928, he became the artistic director of this workshop.

For the next 20 years or so.
The era in which he lived was
This period is known as Kosta's golden age.

With a refined, streamlined form,
Matching the intricate etching—
He was a quiet and refined worker.

Kosta was founded in 1742.
This is the oldest glass workshop in Sweden.