Sven Palmqvist, bowl, "Ravenna", Orrefors 1972.
Four-sided with a blue grid pattern against a red background, signed Orrefors Ravenna no. 5339 Sven Palmqvist. 23 x 23.5 cm, height 13 cm.
Minor scratches.
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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