Scandinavian Design 
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Tapio Wirkkala

Vases model TW228, set of three

Kultakeskus Oy
Finland, 1960 / 1965
silver, rosewood 10¼ h × 3¼ w × 2⅞ d in (26 × 8 × 7 cm) 8 h × 2⅝ w × 2¼ d in (20 × 7 × 6 cm)
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $762
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Signed with impressed initials and manufacturer's marks to top of each example 'TW, 916H, 07/N', 'TW, 916H, K/7' and 'TW, 916H, 7/7' with hallmarks. Incised monogram and date to face of one example 'AW, 1.12.65'.
literature: Tapio Wirkkala: Eye, Hand, and Thought, Saarela, pg. 183

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

This item is subject to CITES regulations. Rago Wright LLC. cannot provide the required documentation needed for export out of the United States; therefore, this item is only eligible for domestic shipping.
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My artistic world is the shape of my way of living and working. It has grown through those experiences which are everyday life to people living in the North. One can see the same continuous process of creating the phenomena in nature as there is in man. Repeated process—winter, spring, summer, autumn—and still always new and surprising.

Tapio Wirkkala

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