SVEN PALMQVIST, a "Ravenna" glass bowl, Orrefors 1970.
Signed ORREFORS Ravenna 4685 Sven Palmqvist, 8,2 x 8,2 cm, height 4,5 cm.
Viewing at Bukowskis, Berzelii Park 1, Tuesday February 18 - Saturday February 22, 2020.
Opening hours weekdays 11-18, Saturday 11-16.
Items are available for collection after the end of the auction at Västberga allé 3.
Insignificant wear.
Property of a Swedish Collector
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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