Four 'Satellite' vases, Kosta Boda, Sweden.
Clear glass and coloured glass in blue, yellow, brown, and metallic with polychrome decoration and decoration of metal foil. All except the blue one are signed, numbered, and labelled. Height 24.5-40 cm.
The general impression is good. Only some minor marks and stains
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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