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Timo Sarpaneva

(Finland, 1926-2006)
Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 460 - 1 950 EUR
1 700 - 2 270 USD
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16 000 SEK
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Camilla Behrer
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Camilla Behrer
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Timo Sarpaneva
(Finland, 1926-2006)

Art Object 'Orkidea' (Orchid), Iittala, Finland, model 3568.

Steam blown, cut and polished clear glass, signed TIMO SARPANEVA - 3568, height 32.8 cm.

The top with minute chip, minor scratch.

More information

The model was designed in 1954 when it was shown at the Triennale in Milan where it received the Grand Prix. In the same year, 1954, it was awarded "Most beautiful Object of the Year" by the magazine House Beautiful.