Early 'Savoy' Vase

From the "Eskimoerindens skinnbuxa" sketch series, designed 1936 Model no. 9750, produced by Karhula between 1937 - 1949. Wood mould-blown green tinted glass. Provenance: Primulan talo, Viiskulma, Helsinki. Literature: Magazine, 'Domus', (Milan), no. 125, May 1938, p. 36. Hawkins, Jennifer, 'Scandinavia: Ceramics & Glass in the Twentieth Century', London, 1989, p. 23, fig. 189. Ottillinger, Eva B., 'Alvar Aalto, Möbel: Die Sammlung Kossdorff', Vienna, 2002, p. 74, fig. 76. Kellein, Thomas, 'Alvar & Aino Aalto: design collection bischofberger', exh. cat., Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Zurich, 2005, pp. 213-14.