Timo Sarpaneva, n 'Orchid' sculpture, signed Timo Sarpaneva Iittala -54.
Clear crystal, stick-blown, polished. Height 25 cm.
Minor hard water stains inside. Few scratches at the bottom.
The model was assigned a Grand Prix at the Milan Triennal in 1954.
In 1954, Sarpaneva's Orchid was elected the 'Most Beautiful Object of the Year' by the "House Beautiful" magazine.