Tapio Wirkkala - Nordic Design London Wednesday, September 25, 2013 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Domus (Milan), no. 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
    Marianne Aav and Eeva Viljanen, eds., Iittala: 125 Years of Finnish Glass Complete History with all Designers, Helsinki, 2006, pp. 130, 243-44

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Group of three vases, model nos. 3215, 3522, 3561, including 'Varsanjalka' (Foal's foot) and 'Tuonelan Virta' (Stream of Hades)

1947-1960
Turned-mould blown, line-cut crystal glass.
Tallest: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
Produced by Iittala, Finland. Underside of each incised with TAPIO WIRKKALA - IITTALA.

Estimate
£6,000 - 8,000 

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Nordic Design

London 26 September 2013