Tapio Wirkkala
Four Vases
Auction Closed
October 15, 05:11 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Tapio Wirkkala
Four Vases
circa 1960-1963
model no. TW-226
produced by Kultakeskus Oy, Hämeenlinna Finland
silver
each monogrammed TW and impressed with silver hallmarks; one vase further impressed MEKES Oy; another impressed LAURI T. GELIN/Jäänmurtaja Tarmon Iuouvutus and dated 8.11.1963
8½ in. (21.5 cm) high each
3⅞ in. (9.6 cm) maximum diameter
Philippe Denys, Brussels, 2005
Tapio Wirkkala: Eye, Hand and Thought, exh. cat., Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2000, p. 364 (for two variations of the model)
