Orrefors

Corroso glass with polished leaves in bas relief.

Glass

Vase

Double "Ravenna" decoration. Signed ORREFORS Ravenna Nr 4621 Sven Palmqvist.
Orrefors archive - sold to the department store NK in Stockholm 28 September 1970 for 375 kronor ( € 37)

Ravenna technique was developed by Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors in 1948 after a trip to Italy, fascinated by the byzantine mosaics, windows and patterns that he saw in Ravenna. A colored glass layer is put on top of a clear one and these are then flattened. The motive is created by sandblasting away the colored layer of glass to expose the clear glass. Powdered colored glass or pigments are then scattered into the applied design before being encased with clear glass. Small air bubbles are trapped in the design. The glass is then reheated and formed to their final shape. Sven Palmqvist was the only person to work in the Ravenna technique at Orrefors.

"Ravenna" Bowl

Signed Orrefors Kraka Pu 3354 Sven Palmqvist - H: 32,6 cm W: 11,0 cm D: 9,5 cm
Signed Orrefors Kraka Nr. 322 Sven Palmquist - H: 33,0 cm W: 9,5 cm D: 8,0 cm
Signed Orrefors Sweden PU 3364 Sven Palmqvist - H: 26,5 cm  W: 11,5 cm  D: 9,0 cm 

The Kraka technique was developed by Sven Palmqvist in 1944. The pattern is created with the use of a wire mesh that is placed over a blank that is then etched. This creates a net-like pattern that traps air bubbles when the outer encasing of glass is applied.

Group of Kraka Vases

Internal decoration of air inclusions and colour. Signed Orrefors, Ravenna, No 1737 Sven Palmqvist. A combination of deep etching, crushed glass particles, then heated, compressed and blown into the required shape.

Ravenna Bowl

Glass bowls. Produced by Orrefors.

White, Signed Kantara, Orrefors, Sweden, Sven Palmqvist. h.10,5cm d.35,0cm
Pink, Signed Orrefors 023/9 Palmqvist. h.12,5cm w.29cm d.20.5cm
Blue, Signed Orrefors P4106-46. h.10,5cm w.24,5cm d. 19,0cm

Kantara Bowls

Free blown coloured glass. Signed. Produced by Orrefors.

h.10cm/3,9" dia.34cm/13,4"
h.8cm/3,1" dia.32cm/12,6"
h.11,5cm/4,5" dia.20cm/7,9"

Group of "Kantara" Bowls

Internal decoration of air inclusions and colour. Signed, Orrefors, Ravenna No 4878, Sven Palmqvist. 
Ravenna named after an inspirational trip by Sven Palmquist to Italy was introduced in 1948. A combination of deep etching, crushed glass particles, then heated, compressed and blown into the required shape.

Internal decoration of air inclusions and colour.  Signed Orrefors Ravenna No 5332 Sven Palmqvist. Ravenna named after an inspirational trip by Sven Palmquist to Italy was introduced in 1948. A combination of deep etching, crushed glass particles, then heated, compressed and blown into the required shape.

Decoration or controlled air bubbles and colour. Signed Orrefors Ravenna nr 1685 Sven Palmqvist.
Ravenna named after an inspirational trip by Sven Palmquist to Italy was introduced in 1948. A combination of deep etching, crushed glass particles, then heated, compressed and blown into the required shape.

Cut and polished glass block with air bubbles. Signed "Orrefors expo pu 353-65 Sven Palmqvist"

Glass Sculpture

Vase designed by Sven Palmqvist in the year 1939, blasted and high polished positive relief. Signed PA 2138/9. Part of model series "Florida". Palmqvist had his first Florida vase shown at The Paris Expo 1937.

References: "The Artist Sven Palmqvist - A Biography", by Jonas Palmqvist pages 18 and 19.
"Swedish Glass Factories", Prestel Verlag, Ricke and Thor - Orrefors Price Catalogue No 15, modell 2138/9 is shown in plate 184. "Modernt svenskt glas", by various authors, Edv Strömberg, Erik Wettergren, Åke H Huldt..., published in the year 1943. Page 115 and picture 52, "Blasted vase and bowl by Sven Palmqvist, Orrefors 1938".

Introduced in 1953 made in "fugal" technique. Produced by Orrefors. 
Most marked Orrefors. 

Small h.6cm/2,3" dia.11cm/4,3"
Medium h.9,5cm/3,7" dia.16cm/6,3" 
Large h.11cm/4,3" dia.19cm/7,5" 
Largest h.12,5cm/4,9" dia.21cm/8,3"