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Lisa E
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20/09/2010 1:06 am  

took a chance it might be Erik Hoglund, after looking it over today i saw it was marked ystad metall made in Sweden.

gene...i just noticed you have a similar looking item in your photo in The last thing you acquired part 2


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20/09/2010 1:36 am  

Yes, that's definitely Erik...
Yes, that's definitely Erik Hoglund and what a great find for a $1! I love his iron and glass pieces - I also have a chandelier. My candelabrum is a little different from yours:


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Lisa E
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20/09/2010 2:05 am  

Oh good... i'm glad i took the chance!
so he designed for ystad metall? I thought he worked with Kosta Boda? yours is much nicer than mine, i don't really like mine


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20/09/2010 2:08 am  

If you're saying
that these two pieces are from the same hand, I'd have to disagree. They are clearly related by form and material, but the differences between the two are what makes one "modern" and the other, not.
An interesting case study in design is the result of this pairing -- thanks for letting us see them !


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Lisa E
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20/09/2010 2:14 am  

1stdibs.com / Erik Hoglund Candle Holders
more similar in style to these


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20/09/2010 2:25 am  

Despite the obvious differenc...
Despite the obvious difference, they are absolutely by the same hand. A lot of Hoglund's iron and glass works have a strong Swedish folk art influence. Other pieces, like mine, are more purely modernist. Lisa, on all his pieces the iron parts were done by either Axel Stromberg or Ystad Metall, and the glass by Boda.


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Lisa E
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20/09/2010 2:34 am  

Thank you : )
thanks so much gene, i hope to sell it to support my collecting habit.
I would rather have the two that you own!


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20/09/2010 2:37 am  

Yeah, I am definitely partial...
Yeah, I am definitely partial to the modern pieces too, Lisa - you could always put it up on ebay.


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20/09/2010 6:10 am  

I don't believe any of those...
I don't believe any of those pieces are by Höglund. Sorry, but there were loads of Höglund-inspired stuff made in Sweden.


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20/09/2010 9:07 pm  

alexandersforum -- I have nev...
alexandersforum -- I have never heard that there were lots of copies of Hoglund's work from Sweden. Could you post some examples of these copies, as I'd be curious to see? Also, what makes you think our particular pieces are Hoglund copies?


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20/09/2010 11:49 pm  

Copies is maybe a strong...
Copies is maybe a strong word.
Let's just say that several designers did designs in a similar style at this time.
I think that Gene's candelabrum and the bird shaped candle sticks Lisa E posted are all by Gunnar Ander for Ystad Metall.
I'm not 100% sure, but I believe most of Höglunds pieces don't use plain glass 'pucks', but mostly have some kind of embossed motive or different shapes. But I can't be sure this is always the case.


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20/09/2010 11:50 pm  

The first picture by Lisa E,...
The first picture by Lisa E, I'm not so sure about...


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Lisa E
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21/09/2010 1:03 am  

so i guess i can't sell this...
so i guess i can't sell this to cover the OZZY tickets i just purchased


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21/09/2010 1:04 am  

Thanks for that info -- very...
Thanks for that info -- very interesting. I have been under the misconception that these pieces are Hoglund for a long time, but in doing some Google searching it does seem these are Gunnar Ander piece. I guess that would explain the difference in style. Now I am wondering about my chandelier (also have a matching candelabrum). I've only seen this piece attribued to Hoglund but it is more modernist in style than his other chandeliers -- also Gunnar Ander?


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21/09/2010 1:30 am  

I like that chandelier, but...
I like that chandelier, but I have no idea who made it. The glass pieces look almost a little like Iittala or at least Finish designs. Well, I'm certainly no expert when it comes to glass, and it could very well be Höglund.


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