Property from a Private Finnish Collection
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Tapio Wirkkala
Rare 'Marsalkansauva' (Mashal’s Baton) art object, model no. 3590 TW
1956
Mould-blown clear lead crystal glass, steam blown, polished.
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.
Full-Cataloguing
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.