Mats Jonasson miniature crystal paperweight engraved with an elephant.

Mats Jonasson signed crystal elephant in relief. Maleras Swedish Art Glass Looking like a piece of carved ice, this elephant in relief is ideal for that elephant collector in your life! Near perfect condition with a small light scratch on the back that I have tried to capture in a picture, but is difficult to see. This miniature piece measures 3.5" long and 2" tall. Mats Jonasson had the talent as a designer that attracted attention early on, when he started work as an apprentice engraver at the glassworks in 1959. Over the next few decades he worked with many of the most respected contemporary glass artists in Sweden. During this period, he developed that natural style of his which he's since perfected. "Our forest have captured the hearts and minds of people since time immemorial," says Mats. Inspired by the natural world around him, he has opened his mind to create his distinctive masterpieces in the finest Swedish crystal. Nowadays, his art is represented all over the world. US Shoppers find me on Etsy: https://outoftheblueroses.etsy.com/ca/listing/1665341654/mats-jonasson-miniature-crystal