Graal glass

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Graal glass is a technique developed by the Orrefors glasshouse in Sweden around 1916-1917. This method involves encasing colored relief decorations within a layer of clear crystal glass, resulting in a smooth outer surface. The Orrefors glasshouse was known for its elegant, modern designs that combined brilliant crystal with meticulous engraving techniques. This innovation contributed to the reputation of Orrefors as a producer of fine 20th-century art glass.1

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…together with the luxury “Graal” glass with internal stained decoration, which had been rapidly developed under Gate’s inspiration at Orrefors. It was, however, engraved glasswork, chiefly that designed by Gate and Hald at Orrefors, on which the reputation of Swedish glass was established in the 1920s and particularly at…
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…together with the luxury “Graal” glass with internal stained decoration, which had been rapidly developed under Gate’s inspiration at Orrefors. It was, however, engraved glasswork, chiefly that designed by Gate and Hald at Orrefors, on which the reputation of Swedish glass was established in the 1920s and particularly at…
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Orrefors glass
One of their innovations was Graal glass, in which coloured relief decorations were encased in a layer of colourless, transparent crystal to produce a smooth surface. Orrefors art glass is characterized by smooth, clean lines of brilliant crystal, especially suggestive of frozen liquid. Orrefors glassware is noted for its ornamentation,…
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One of their innovations was Graal glass, in which coloured relief decorations were encased in a layer of colourless, transparent crystal to produce a smooth surface. Orrefors art glass is characterized by smooth, clean lines of brilliant crystal, especially suggestive of frozen liquid. Orrefors glassware is noted for its ornamentation,…
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