Sven Palmqvist Kraka Vase Orrefors Sweden 1959

Sven Palmqvist Kraka Vase Orrefors Sweden 1959

Code: G135

Dimensions:

H: 24cm (9.4")

SOLD

An imposing Kraka vase for Orrefors by Sven Palmqvist. The subtle mix of blue and amber glass is set off by an astonishing array of thousands of internal bubbles set in a net of colour. The vase is fully signed to the base: "Orrefors Kraka no 411 Sven Palmqvist.

The vase is in excellent used condition and is an original Kraka piece and not one of the later ones by Orrefors that carry different markings to the base.

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Sven Palmqvist (1906-84)  worked for Orrefors in Sweden from 1941 to 1971. As well as producing etched glass of high quality in the 1940s he went on to design a number of ranges often deploying new glass techniques such as the Kraka, Fuga and Ravenna series. He was a major figure in the development of Swedish glass.