A SVEN PALMQVIST, a 'Ravenna' glass bowl from Orrefors.
Signed Orrefors Ravenna nr 7161 Sven Palmqvist. Height ca 16, diameter 25 cm.
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Viewing February 18-22 at Bukowskis, Berzelii Park 1 in Stockholm, weekdays 11 am - 5 pm, Saturday 11 am - 4 pm.
Collection takes place at Bukowskis, Västberga Allé 3, Hägersten.
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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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