Timo Sarpaneva, Glass sculpture 'Orchid', signed Timo Sarpaneva Iittala 3568. Design year 1954.
Clear crystal, stick-blown, polished. Height 28 cm.
Wear and scratches at the bottom underneath. Hard water stains.
The model was assigned a Grand Prix at the Milan Triennale in 1954.
In 1954, Sarpaneva's Orchid was elected the 'Most Beautiful Object of the Year' by the "House Beautiful" magazine.