Pair of wall lights by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors, 1970s

Magnificent pair of wall sconces by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors. Sweden, 1970s. Brass structure supporting a sublime diffuser of thick, hand-blown and decorated Murano glass. Excellent condition, some signs of age, nothing to report. Fast and very careful shipping. Carl Fagerlund: Many museums, churches, and corporate headquarters house the works of the Scandinavian modernist lighting designer Carl Fagerlund. Initially an illustration teacher, Fagerlund transitioned to the world of lighting in the 1940s, bringing with him an artistic eye. Today, his table lamps, chandeliers, wall sconces, and other light fixtures grace homes and continue to captivate collectors worldwide. In the early 1940s, Fagerlund taught drawing to aspiring artists at Solbacka läroverk, a Swedish private boarding school modeled after successful institutions of its kind in the United Kingdom. Shortly afterward, he took a job designing provocative sconces and other wall lights in brass and textured glass for a Stockholm manufacturing company called ASEA (Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget, or Swedish General Electric Limited Company). However, Fagerlund is best known for his work at Orrefors Glassworks, a legendary glassworks in Småland that gained worldwide acclaim for its products after exhibiting a range of decorative objects and art glass at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts—the major design fair that brought Art Deco to the world's attention. C. Fagerlund joined Orrefors in 1946 and for more than three decades designed pendant lights, recessed lighting, a range of Murano glass works and other richly complex mid-century modernist lighting fixtures.