Kosta Boda Kjell Engman Well Collection Cat Figurine Sculpture Art Glass Sweden
VINTAGE 2001 KOSTA BODA Fine Art Glass Cat CATWALK by KJELL ENGMAN from the Well Collection, signed and numbered. Crystal with powdered glass texture in green, yellow and black. Kjell Engman's Own Words About The Well Collection. These pieces are based on an old historical theme.
In the 19th century it was customary to dress the dinner table with porcelain figurines, intended to give the guests something to talk about, breaking the ice in dinner conversation. That is how I see my pieces, as table sculptures to use when dressing a table. Like so often before, I have chosen animal figures to symbolize various human traits.
Just as animals have done in all times, in all cultures - the cat's cunning, the horse's power, the antelope's speed, the bear's strength, the bull's potency and so on. This is why I have placed the animals heads on human torsos. The name, of course, comes from how one initiates a dinner conversation in English: Well..... Measures approximately 6-1/2 tall and 2-1/2 x 2 at the base. The item "Kosta Boda Kjell Engman Well Collection Cat Figurine Sculpture Art Glass Sweden" is in sale since Sunday, February 23, 2020.
This item is in the category "Pottery, Porcelain & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Scandinavian\Kosta Boda". The seller is "janiepoo4" and is located in West Country. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, El salvador, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay.
- Colour: green
- Style: Mid-Century Modern
- Original/Reproduction: Contemporary Original
- Features: Limited Edition
- Object Type: Sculpture
- Glassmaking Technique: Hand Blown
- Type of Glass: powdered glass crystal
- Subject/Theme: cat