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Tapio Wirkkala
Rare vase, model no. 3900
- Estimate
- £5,000 - 7,000
£12,500
Lot Details
Clear mould formed and steam blown lead crystal glass, polished.
1956
20 x 18.2 x 10.3 cm (7 7/8 x 7 1/8 x 4 in.)
Produced by Iittala, Helsinki, Finland. Underside incised with TAPIO WIRKKALA - IITTALA - 56.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present model was included in the Iittala production catalogue for one year in 1956 and only a few examples are known to exist.
Phillips wishes to thank Kaisa Koivisto, Chief Curator of The Finnish Glass Museum, for her assistance with the cataloguing of the present lot.
Phillips wishes to thank Kaisa Koivisto, Chief Curator of The Finnish Glass Museum, for her assistance with the cataloguing of the present lot.
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