KÄRLEK TILL GLAS / LOVE FOR GLASS. Agnes Hellner’s Collection of Orrefors Glass

Author: Christer Jonsson, ed
Country: Sweden
Language: English/ Swedish
Year Published: 1998
No. of pages: 362
Illustrations: 73 Color Illustrations. 127 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Clothbound w/ jacket
Size: 13 1/2”x 9 1/2”
Weight: 6.00
ISBN: 9187214814
Biblio/Bio: Bio.
Code: 2993

Price: $95.00

This gorgeous book through its focus on a private collection of Orrefors glass, employs a personalized approach in an attempt understand the overwhelming success of the Orrefors legacy. By including manuscripts of Hellner’s own opinions of her collection, as well as critical essays by seven acclaimed art historians, the Orrefors legacy is examined not only in terms of its own success, but also in its role in the history of the Swedish craft industry as a whole. Full page exquisite color photographs makes it a feast for the eye as well as the mind.