Sven Palmqvist, a 63-piece 'Rhapsody' glass service, Orrefors.

12 wine glasses, height 19.5 cm.
12 glasses for dessert wine, height 13 cm.
13 water glasses, height 8.5 cm.
1 bowl, diameter 18 cm.
6 side plates, diameter 18 cm.
18 side plates, diameter 15 cm.

Chips to eight side plates. Chips to three water glasses. Chips to two glasses for dessert wine and on wine glass. Some wear.

More about Sven Palmqvist

Sven Palmqvist was a Swedish glass artist and designer. As a long-term employee at Orrefors glassworks, Palmqvist was the originator of several new art glass techniques. Kraka was launched in 1944 as a development of the graal glass. In 1948 came Ravenna, a combination of a colored glass plate, crushed glass and a layer of clear glass. Palmqvist had his greatest success with the bowl series Fuga.

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