"Precious Cargo", a unique sand cast glass sculpture of a boat, Kosta Boda 1987.
Sand-cast bow and stern, blown central section in clear glass with air spiral and orange serpentine, signed 305870075 KOSTA BODA B. Vallien. Length 62 cm, on a blackened iron stand with spikes, height 17 cm, width 20.5 cm.
Bertil Vallien certifies in a letter: "Pleased to see this old creation from 1987 again. A very special sculpture where I combined casting with a shape that is made on the glassblower's pipe. It was difficult, and I probably won't do it again. The title as I remember is "Precious Cargo". The title refers to the clear, pure central shape which I see as a cocoon, an egg, an embryo, in stark contrast to the boat's rough, rustic surfaces."