Very large art glass mid-century modern bird figurine. Solid Glass 4.5 lb stylized bird.  In the Swedish Modern fashion, very popular in the 1950s. Anything 'Swedish' was adored by the Americans during the mid-century years. Made by Pilgrim Art Glass.  From their 'Swedish Modern' of the 1950s/1960s.  Made in cased glass using amber stained glass and a layer of clear glass and then hand-working the glass into the object shape.  The clear glass eyes and beak are applied. The flat seat has bottom-wear (tiny scratches on the seat occuring from years of surface contact).  Glass has a few random airbubbles trapped inside and has evidence of hand-working. Very large bird. Measures 12.25' long, 10.25' tall.  Weighs 4.25 lbs. In excellent condition. Shown in image 1 with an oversized 10.5' tall blown cased goblet (available separately). Shown in image 2 with a 3.25' tall green glass bird. Dark spots in images are from the light reflection from the flat base. Click images below to enlarge, use your Back Arrow to return to this page.          Left - Pilgrim Glass Bird (example)

1960's Skrufs Glasbruk glass stylized head paperweight, signed & numbered. Signed by artist Lars Hellsten (image 8), who worked for Skrufs Glasbruk in Sweden from 1964 until the 1970s (Hellsten Skruf HKO 3-g).  He works for Orrefors now. Made in the 1960s. Solid crystal glass formed in a very detailed, deep mold. Skruf paperweights were blown in graphite molds. Flat, smooth back. Best guess of what type of face this is would be a jungle native with a coconut hat and mask, or it could be a Neanderthal skull.  Has that 'artifact' look. Big and heavy.  Weighs 3 lbs. Measures 4.75' tall, 4.5' wide and 3' deep. In excellent condition. Scarce item. Image #7 includes a 1970's signed Hellsten Fish paperweight and big foot ashtray (available separately).

Very large art glass mid-century modern bird figurine. Solid Glass 4.5 lb stylized bird.  In the Swedish Modern fashion, very popular in the 1950s. Anything 'Swedish' was adored by the Americans during the mid-century years. This stunning bird looks like the Pilgrim Art Glass 'Swedish Modern' line bird.  BUT...it was not made by Pilgrim Art Glass.  This bird may have been made in the Scandinavian/Swedish countries.  American makers, such as Pilgrim, often copied Scandinavian styles because they were so popular. See images 5 & 6  - Image #6 is a Pilgrim Swedish Modern bird with label.  The Pilgrim bird has an intentional stretched air bubble in the center of the glass.  The bird offered here (seen in images 1 -5)  is solid glass, no air bubble. Although both birds are approximately the same size, this solid glass bird weighs 1.25 lbs more than the Pilgrim bird. The cased glass effect was made by using amber stained glass, applying a layer of clear glass and then hand-working the glass into the object shape.  The clear glass eyes and beak are applied. The flat seat has bottom-wear (tiny scratches on the seat occuring from years of surface contact).  Glass has a few random airbubbles trapped inside and has evidence of hand-working. Measures 12.25' long, 10.25' tall.  Weighs 4.25 lbs. In excellent condition. Shown in image 1 with an oversized 10.5' tall blown cased goblet (available separately). Shown in image 2 with a 3.25' tall green glass bird. Dark spots in images are from the light reflection from the flat base. retroartglass.com