Property from a Private Finnish Collection
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Tapio Wirkkala
Rare 'Marsalkansauva' (Mashal’s Baton) art object, model no. 3590 TW
- Estimate
- £10,000 - 12,000
Lot Details
Mould-blown clear lead crystal glass, steam blown, polished.
1956
30.3 cm (11 7/8 in.) high, 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.) diameter
Produced by Iittala, Helsinki, Finland. Underside incised TAPIO-WIRKKALA-ITTALA-56.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present model received the Grand Prix at the X Triennale, Milan, 1954.
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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