Tapio Wirkkala - Important Nordic Design London Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Domus (Milan), vol. 259, 1951, p. 18
    'Forms in Glass and Plywood', Arts & Architecture, July 1953, pp. 20-21
    Marianne Aav, Rosa Barovier Mentasti and Gordon Bowyer, et al., Tapio Wirkkala - eye, hand and thought, exh. cat., Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2000, p. 79, fig. 148, pp. 294, 300

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Selection of eight vases, including 'Varsanjalka', model no. 3215 and 'Tuonelan virta', model no. 3522

1954-57
Turned-mould blown, line-cut crystal glass.
Tallest: 37 cm (14 5/8 in)
Manufactured by Iittala, Finland. Underside of each incised with ’TAPIO WIRKKALA·IITTALA' and four dated '56', '56', '57', '57' respectively.

Estimate
£5,500 - 6,500 

Important Nordic Design

27 September 2012
London