Sven Palmqvist blue sommerso glass vase Orrefors 1950s

Sven Palmqvist blue sommerso glass vase for Orrefors, 1950s. Signed to the base Orrefors PU 3611.

Excellent condition.

Sven Palmqvist (1906-84)  worked for Orrefors in Sweden from 1941 to 1971. As well as producing etched and engraved 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.