#5,#S? What the!? ID= Holmegaard 'Majgrøn'

by Mr. Roboto on Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:15 am

Hi there, Bought this at auction with some other Holmie stuff and thought, right, Per Lutken May green folded bowl, end of story. But when I turned it over the usual PL thingy and Holmeguaard name weren't there. Just #5 or #S. What the?! Can anyone tell me what this means? Thanks!
Cheers,
Mr. Roboto

by **big ed** on Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:10 am

Very nice piece , it could be initials PT S , or A, H

by **Pip** on Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:53 am

We need Nic to take a look at this... I'm not an expert by any means but did Per Lutken design a folded bowl like this for HG? I don't think he did.

by **Nic** on Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:11 am

Yup - it's Per Lütken for Holmegaard.

The bowl in this colourway is from the 1963 Majgrøn / May Green series, although the bowl itself was designed in 1958.

http://www.holmegaardresource.com/lut_60s_019.html

The signature, which is actually 'II S', denotes that it was a production second not good enough to retail - so it was probably sold on the cheap through the factory shop. Other known signatures for second production items are just 'II' on its own, or '2'.

I love these bowls - I've got a slightly chipped one that I use to keep my loose change in!

by **Pip** on Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:36 pm

There you go - good old Nic! I've learned something new today too :-)

by Mr. Roboto on Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:32 am

Thanks Nic,
My money was on a second as well. Tough to see why though. They must have secret x-ray vision!
Mr. Roboto

#5,#S? What the!? ID= Holmegaard 'Majgrøn'

#5,#S? What the!? ID= Holmegaard 'Majgrøn'

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Re: #5,#S? What the!? ID= Holmegaard 'Majgrøn'

Re: #5,#S? What the!? ID= Holmegaard 'Majgrøn'