TIMO SARPANEVA (1926-2006) Orkidea" mini soliflore vase, oblong block of molded and blown crystal with an off-center cavity. Signed at the point, numbered 190, and dated 1983 on the reverse of the base. Littala edition. Height: 16 cm A small 'Orkidea' soliflore vase in moulded and blown crystal. Signed, numbered and dated. Edited by Littala. H. 6 1/4 in. HISTORICAL : The model won the Grand Prix at the Milan Triennale in 1954. It is an iconic object of Finnish design in the '50s. BIBLIOGRAPHY : Catalog of the exhibition "La Verrerie européenne des années 50", Michel Aveline éditeur, Musées de Marseille, 1988, p. 59

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