Duca - Drinking service (7) - Sergel - Crystal

Set of 7 tall martini/cocktail glasses, 15.4 cm high x 12.3 cm in diameter. The manufacturer is Duka, a well-known Swedish brand specializing in tableware, dinnerware, interior design, and glassware. Series: Sergel (inspired by and designed with references to the Swedish artist and sculptor Johan Tobias Sergel). Founded in 1962. History: Established through the merger of 16 independent Swedish stores specializing in porcelain, glassware, and home goods (the oldest of which had been opened in Linköping in 1920 by Hjalmar Blomkvist). Description: This brilliant, clear, mouth-blown crystal glass is an elegant conical goblet. The bowl has a slender, conical goblet shape, supported by a stem with a central knop and a flat, circular foot. Its distinctive feature is the engraved gold/bronze decoration around the upper band of the bowl, depicting swags, stylized drapery, bows, and laurel garlands in a distinctly Neoclassical style. Decoration inspiration: The design draws on the Neoclassical friezes and motifs created by the Swedish sculptor and court artist Johan Tobias Sergel (1740–1814), after whom the series is named.