Kosta Boda Bertil Vallien Rare 4 x cocktail shaped glasses'Tundra Series

Kosta Boda Bertil Vallien Rare 4 x cocktail shaped glasses'Tundra Series'. These are Rare dated 1965 (Boda Afors) and ALL are in Excellent condition. I have added some extra pictures for you to see the other Pieces I have for sale in my other listings (I have 3 smaller shot glasses and 1 larger Bon Bon Bowl)... HOWEVER this sale is only for the 4 cocktail tall glasses.. I also have many other Kosta Boda Glass pieces listed.......

Please if you have time look at our other listings. Bertil Vallien is an artist who needs no further introduction for anyone who loves the beauty and mystery of glass.

Bertil Vallien has held acclaimed exhibitions all over the world. His work is represented in collections and at prestigious museums in Sweden and internationally. For Kosta Boda, Vallien is of priceless importance - primarily for his own glass art, but also as a source of inspiration for other artists and designers. In 2023, Bertil Vallien and Kosta Boda celebrate 60 years of partnership. Bertil also designed a number of utility objects, of which a series executed in blue glass is worthy of note.

The series included lidded canisters, sweet jars with a detachable cork base, bottles, vases and bowls. The most striking features of this series is a lovely blue nuance and the partly organic form.

It is reminiscent of the ceramic work from the same period; this is seen particularly in the canisters. With their applications (prunts) they resemble the wave-like patterns in his unique ceramic sculptures.

An artistic technique that he renewed is one connected with the blasting method. By mixing a thick paste(carpenter's glue) with the glass mass he was able to control the patterns in a better way. The paste acted as a shield...

The technique was also used in the serial production of some bowls and bottles. Bertil's design work of the 60s generated a good deal of income for the glass factory, and a string of functional and imaginative(fantastical) utility goods - a sumptuous feast to mark the giddy optimism of the 60s. There is in his glass of the sixties an unconstrained lightness. Emanating from a rapid, easy flow of imagination. While his services and utility glassware from this period are sturdy and ornate.