Bertil Vallien, an 82-piece 'Chateau' glass service, Kosta Boda.
Clear glass with twisted form. Comprising:
12 champagne glasses, height 22.5 cm.
12 dessert wine glasses, height 15 cm.
5 champagne coupes, height 14.5 cm.
6 brandy snifters, height 11.5 cm.
12 seltzer glasses, height 9.5 cm.
11 wine glasses, height 17.5 cm.
14 highball glasses, height 16 cm.
10 wine glasses, height 19 cm.
Minor wear. A few chips.
Bertil Vallien (b. 1938) is a Swedish glass designer and ceramicist. He pursued his studies at Konstfack in Stockholm as well as on study trips to Denmark and the USA. In the 1960s, Vallien worked at Boda glassworks as an assistant to Erik Höglund, and was later linked to Åfors glassworks. Vallien works primarily in glass and has developed a distinctive style of sandcast glass sculptures, often depicting boats and heads. His sculptures have a kind of inner glow that lingers in the memory. Vallien is represented around the world and has been awarded the prize "Visionaries! Award" in 2001. Bertil was married to the artist Ulrica Hydman-Vallien.
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