Sven Palmqvist
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a 'ravenna' bowl, Orrefors, Sweden 1953.
The sides with matte surface, signed ORREFORS Sweden Ravenna nr: 569 Sven Palmqvist, circa 23,5 x 23,5 cm, height 14 cm.
Provenance
Reportedly bought in the 1950's, then by descent to the present owner.
Designer
Sven Palmqvist was a Swedish glass artist and designer. As a long-term employee at Orrefors glassworks, Palmqvist was the originator of several new art glass techniques. Kraka was launched in 1944 as a development of the graal glass. In 1948 came Ravenna, a combination of a colored glass plate, crushed glass and a layer of clear glass. Palmqvist had his greatest success with the bowl series Fuga.
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