SVEN PALMQVIST, a "Kraka" glass vase and a bowl, Orrefors, Sweden post 1960.
Fretwork in blue and purple, signed ORREFORS Kraka P537 Sven Palmqvist and Orrefors 9414 - 558 Kraka Sven Palmqvist, height of the vase 15,5 cm, the bowl height 11,5 cm, diameter 21,5 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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