Sven Palmqvist Vase
Sven Palmqvist Vase
Style Mid-century Modern
Materials Handblown Glass
Dimensions H 26.5cm, 1.7kg
Identifying Marks Signed
Condition Excellent Vintage Condition
Year 1955
Series Kraka
Country Sweden
Handblown Glass Vase by Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors
Etched on the underside of this vase is ‘Orrefors (maker) Kraka (series) n. 364 (design), Sven Palmqvist (designer)’ Featuring handblown clear crystal that encases an underlay of gold and blue tones in a lattice pattern with internal bubbles. This vase is in excellent vintage condition with no notches, cracks, repairs or discolouration. There is some minor visible surface wear commensurate with age & use.
This stunning original Modernist vase was designed by the renowned Swedish glass artist Sven Palmqvist using his Kraka technique, which he developed with Orrefors in 1944. Here, the illusion of a net appears suspended within the glass. The unique effect is created by the use of a copper wire mesh that traps air bubbles when an outer clear encasing of glass is applied – all by hand.
Interestingly, the name of the technique was inspired by an old Nordic legend, in which the beautiful Viking princess Kraka is summoned by King Ragnar. He requested that she meet him ‘neither dressed nor undressed’ so she chose to wrap herself in a fishnet, much to his delight apparently!
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