Data: Signed; "Aqvagraal, Edward Hald, Orrefors 1958”. Height; 18 cm. An unusual aqvagraal in the shape of a pear.
Exhibited: full-page photo in “Svenskt Konstglas” 1991, page 110.
Provenance; Bought at auction in the 1980s.
The piece. This “Aqva Graal” in the shape of a pear is one of the few relatively pleasant-looking objects made in this technique, which is a sort of mixture of Thick Graal, Ariel, and Ravenna. The pear shape was occasionally used in the making of “Slipgraals,” and the Aqva-Graal's closest living relative is said to be the “Slipgraal.” Yet, this piece features a pattern resembling that of a Ravenna, the thickness of a Thick Graal, the air bubbles of an Ariel, the shape of an unusual Slipgraal, and the appearance of a thick graal: a rather strange piece indeed.