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Property from an Important Finnish Glass Collection Timo Sarpaneva ‘Archipelago’ sculptures 1978 Clear glass. Largest: 36 x 20.8 x 8.5 cm (14 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.) Produced by Iittala, Helsinki, Finland. Top edge of each with manufacturer's printed label i/MADE IN FINLAND and underside incised with TIMO SARPANEVA
Literature Kaj Kalin, Sarpaneva, Helsinki, 1986, pp. 268-69 Jennifer Hawkins Opie, Scandinavia: Ceramics & Glass in the Twentieth Century, exh. cat., Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1989, p. 78, no. 238 Marianne Aav and Eeva Viljanen, eds., Iittala: 125 Years of Finnish Glass Complete History with all Designers, Helsinki, 2006, p. 230 Marianne Aav, Ebba Brännback and Eeva Viljanen, eds., Timo Sarpaneva Collection, Helsinki, 2006, p. 89 Catalogue Essay Phillips wishes to thank Kaisa Koivisto, Chief Curator of The Finnish Glass Museum, for her assistance with the cataloguing of the present lot. Read More