Sven Palmqvist, a 'Ravenna' glass bowl, Orrefors, Sweden, probably 1960-70s.
Checered decor in blue, red and light yellow, label marked ORREFORS SWEDEN, 23,3 x 23,3 cm, height 13 cm.
Not signed, engraved inscription underneath the base.
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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