Bakelite and Chrome Space-Age Dish, England. 1960s. accessories Signed ‘Hoganas’

Signed ‘Hoganas’

Height (to base of bulb holder): 23

my best guess is that it came from a Renault Dauphine engine or similar

Gunnar Nylund - the Artistic Director of Röstrand - refined his two-tone glazes with the ‘Collier’ collection including vases

Diameter: 32cm / Depth: 6cm

Bakelite and Chrome Space-Age Dish, England. 1960s. accessories Signed ‘Hoganas’This dish (used for jewellery, trinkets or even nibbles) is a superb example of postwar space age design. It takes the form of a sleek flying saucer from outer space, the gleaming chrome plated brass being typical of the utopian optimism associated with the design period. A bright butterscotch orange ridged bakelite handle caps the tapered stem. The colour is still remarkably deep, the condition almost untouched. The dish achieves its poise and