Object Art and Sculptures
Sun dial by Johannes Dahl for the Näfveqvarns Bruk
Exceptional armillary sphere form sun dial on a pedestal designed by Johannes Dahl (1886-1953) in 1922 for the Näfveqvarns Bruk, having a gilded globe form dial with arrow, mounted on a cast iron pedestal with relief allegories of zodiac signs on its sides and symbols on its top, cast 1923-1930.
This model was exhibited and awarded a silver medal at the 1925 Paris Exposition. (c.f.: Christian Björk et al, Näfveqvarns Bruk Konstnärer och Arkitekter til Industrin, Stockholm, 2013, pgs 54-57)
Johannes Dahl,
cast 1923-1930
PEDESTAL H 50 in. (127 cm)
D 8 in. (20.5 cm)
SPHERE H 26 in. (66 cm)
D 20 in. (51 cm)
