This is a listing for a Peter Lutken “Hellas” bulbous shape 6 ¼ " vase in transparent charcoal grey or “smoke” with a polished rim. The bottom is signed “DL” and numbered “Holmegaard 15388.”
Per Lutken is highly regarded as one of the most influential artists in Danish glass and in Scandinavian design generally. He was hired by Holmgaard in 1942 and stayed with the company for 56 years until his death in 1998.
Lutken was one of the 20th Century’s greatest glass designers; Ronald Stennet-Wilson said “Glassware always comprises two lines, the inner and the outer, and it’s the combination of the two that makes a piece interesting. Per Lutken understood that better than any other 20th Century glass designer.”