The rare Orrefors dish was bought for over $ 1 million

Simon Gates glass bowl "Bacchus" was auctioned on November 21 at the Bukowskis "Modern Art + Design" auction after a long and intensive offer with Swedish and international bidders on-site, by phone and online.

The SEK 200,000 auction price has seen a substantial increase when the call was announced at SEK 900,000, which, along with commissions and fees, gave a total final price of 1,102,500. SEK.

"We are delighted that the interest is also great for our Swedish and international customers." Eva Seeman, specialist in design and modern crafts, said Eva Seeman, era in Paris, where Grace's concept The 1925 Paris exhibition included Simon Gate's "Bacchuståget" bowl.

Took 300 hours to dig

The dish was designed by Simon Gate, who came in 1916 to the Orrefors glassworks. It is adorned with an engraved decoration of the Bacchus wing with women and men, as well as animals pulling a cart with a barrel of wine.

This dish was made in 1926 and engraved by Arthur Diessner. The bacchus canvas is composed of two different motifs. This model is the same model as that defined in Paris in 1925, with a very smooth border.

"I know that about 13 prints have been made since 1925 and that it took about 300 hours to dig the parable, that is, about eight weeks," said Eva Seeman.

Do not say who is the buyer

Bukowskis does not distinguish himself for the sake of integrity from the one who becomes the new owner of the "Bacchus train", but they say that if a museum buys this dish, it will be made public after a while.