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Author Topic: Rare? Iittala vase  (Read 1668 times)

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Re: Rare? Iittala vase
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2011, 09:22:17 PM »
"Jäkälä" (=lichen) vase, produced from 1950-1964, shown at the Milano Triennale 1951.
Early and iconic Wirkkala design, so I am not so surprised about the price...
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=4295999

Michael

 

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