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Tapio Wirkkala, "Pyörre" (whirl), Art object/bowl, ca. 1952, produced by Iittala Glassworks, clea...

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Tapio Wirkkala,  Pyörre  (whirl), Art object/bowl, ca. 1952, produced by Iittala Glassworks, clea...
Tapio Wirkkala
"Pyörre" (whirl), Art object/bowl, ca. 1952
produced by Iittala Glassworks
clear crystal cast into a mold, polished outer surface, engraved on the rim "Tapio Wirkkala 7859"
13 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (31.5 x 8.2 cm)
Estimate: $14,000-16,000
Literature
Marianne Aav, Tapio Wirkkala, Eye, Hand and Thought, Helsinki, 2000, p. 274
This design was one of the items that won Wirkkala the Grand Prix in the Milan Triennale in 1954. The art object was produced in very limited production from 1952-1959.