A rare Wirkkala silver wine carafe, model no. TW77 - image-1
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Lot 782 Dα

A rare Wirkkala silver wine carafe, model no. TW77

Auction 1220 - overview Cologne
19.05.2023, 10:00 - Silver Porcelain Faience
Estimate: 4.500 € - 5.000 €
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A rare Wirkkala silver wine carafe, model no. TW77

Slender ovoid vessel with a narrow, pointed spout on tripod supports. Very rare design, only produced to order in a very limited quantity. H 29.4 cm, weight 450 g.
Hämeenlinna, Kultakeskus, designed by Tapio Wirkkala 1955, produced 1961.

Literature

Ill. in cat. Tapio Wirkkala, Eye, Hand and Thought, Helsinki 2000, p. 361. Cf. also the smaller model in cat. Tapio Wirkkala, Finnisches Design - Glas und Silber, Stuttgart 2016, no. 18.