A heavy art glass vase designed by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Sweden ca. 1960ties. The thick clear glass has green glass applications and polished olive cuttings on the body. It is marked with manufacturer lable and incised signature (kosta 46690 lindstrand) on the base.

Vicke Lindstrand (1904 - 1983) is considered one of the pioneers of the Swedish glass art scene. He also showed his feel for contemporary trends as a ceramic artist and painter. He celebrated his first international successes at the World Exhibition in Stockholm 1930. Vicke Lindstrand´s design works were part of the art competitions at the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1936. He worked as a trend-setting designer for Orrefors and Kosta. In his final decade Vicke Lindstrand worked together with Hanne Dreutler and Arthur Zirrnsack at Studio Glashyttan in Åhus.