Orrefors Expo Vase by Sven Palmquist, Sweden 1953
Item e6577
A vase of the Expo series designed by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors Sweden in 1953. Thin mouthblown crystal clear glas with a joined base of clear glass. Signed with: "Orrefors PU 66-53". A very nice example of the Expo glasses which often where executed as one of a kind piece for exhibitions.
Measures:
Height: 10.43" (26.5 cm)
Diameter: 5.91" (15 cm)
Height: 10.43" (26.5 cm)
Diameter: 5.91" (15 cm)
Literature Reference:
Helmut Ricke und Ulrich Gronert, Glas in Schweden 1915 - 1960, Muenchen 1986, page 169
Leslie Pina, Fifties Glass, Atgen 1993, page 115