A Rare Blenko Decanter in Chess Piece Design

Beautiful rich walnut turned wood lamps with black lacquered base. Working and in original as-found condition. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP...

Pink opalescent murano bird sitting on a clear large bowl. This item is currently in our MIAMI facility. Please call or email us directly for details.

Murano glass vase in rich orange and red trim accent digned to bottom Seguso Viro Murano vase.

These etched SIGNED Tapio Wirkkala combed cut crystal grouping of bowls and cup are styled after large leaves which was one of Wirkkala's favorite motifs to use in his art glass. One flat bowl is higher than the other slightly and all have texture from the combed cut technique. Heavy and important collection. Dimensions: Flat bowls are 6 inches wide 7.25 long and 1.25 high, small canoe style dish is 6.5 inches long 3 inches wide, 2.25 inches high, small cup is 3.25 inches diameter and 2.25 inches tall. BIOGRAPHY: Tapio Wirkkala was Finland’s leading contributor to the Scandinavian interpretation of modernism in the mid-20th century. Prolific and innovative, Wirkkala excelled in a wide range of fields, including glass, furniture, porcelain, jewelry and tableware. The hallmark of his talent was an ability to impart a craft aesthetic based on natural forms — leaves, ice, bubbles, birds — to industrially produced designs. A native of Helsinki, Wirkkala studied at the national School of Applied Arts and took up a career in graphic design. After serving in the Finnish army during World War II, he joined the glassmaking firm Iittala, an association that would continue to the end of his life. Wirkkala learned every aspect of glassmaking in keeping with his belief that an artist-designer should be involved in all stages of production. His best-known works for Iittala are vases and drinking vessels that resemble either carved ice or icicles. In 1956, Wirkkala began a long relationship with the porcelain maker Rosenthal, for whom he designed elegant table pieces, such as the Finlandia coffee service and the biomorphic Pollo vases. House Beautiful magazine declared Wirkkala’s Leaf...

Yellow or citrine blown crackle glass decanter with stopper. Made in the manner of the 1960's art glass makers of the mid-century period, Viking...

This lovely vintage molded glass decanter bottle by Blenko has a teardrop original long stopper. The design on the front and back are abstract bod...

A handblown footed decanter vase in a smoked taupe color having the original flame stopper with a frost type finish to the inside executed in the Mid Century . Crafted in the United States for the Bischoff Glass...

Sea foam green 5815 Genie bottle decanter designed in 1958 by Wayne Husted for Blenko. Decanter measures 25" by 8.5" and is signed with the acid ...