Kosta Boda - Kjell Engman - 烛台 (2) - 水晶 - 大张旗鼓

These crystal candlesticks were designed by glass artist Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda and are in the FANFARE series. The vintage candleholders have a clean and rounded design: mouth-blown, hand-cut, and polished at the the company’s factory in Kosta, Sweden. They are rare, elegant pieces and showcase Scandinavian/Nordic design at its very best.

DIMENSIONS: The larger one is 22 cm high, 11 cm wide, 11 cm deep; the smaller one is 18 cm high, 10.5 cm wide, and 10.5 cm deep.

CONDITION: Excellent condition. Virtually unused with very few signs of wear.

MARKINGS: One of the candlesticks has the Kosta Boda sticker.

SHIPPING: The candleholders will be carefully wrapped, boxed and shipped with a tracking/tracing number.

KJELL ENGMAN studied at the University of Arts, Crafts and Design (Stockholm) and at the Pilchuck Glass School (Seattle USA). He has been a prolific glass artist and designer at Kosta Boda since 1978. Engman was born into a family of musicians and has worked as a professional rock guitarist. His musical energy and joie de vivre inspire and radiate in his art glass objects and figures.

KOSTA BODA was founded as a glassworks manufacturer of utilitarian and art glass in 1742, and has expanded into a highly successful, global Swedish design brand. Its designers are renowned for their first-rate craftsmanship, ingenuity and artistic flair, which have made the company’s objects unique, inspiring and bold. Kosta Boda has a history of working with renowned artists and designers, such as Monica Backstrom, Anna Ehrner, Kjell Engman, Sven Erixson, Mona Morales-Schildt, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien, Bertil Vallien, and Ann Wolff — among others.

Kosta Boda’s pieces are found in permanent museum collections around the world, including at the Swedish National Museum (Stockholm), National Museum of Norway (Oslo), Victoria and Albert Museum (London, UK), National Museum of Wales, (Cardiff), Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam, Netherlands), as well as the Metropolitan Museum, Brooklyn Museum, and Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA).