Iconic Iittala Glass Sculpture Auctioned Off in the UK
This unique glass sculpture was one of the prized pieces auctioned off on Saturday at the Modern Design Sale at TW Gaze in Diss, UK. The sculpture was a piece originally designed by Oiva Toikka in the late 1960s and was the one of the first Lollipop pieces produced by the famous glassblower. It was originally purchased by the vendor (prior to being Iittala) directory from the glassworks factory.
The Lollipop piece stands 13 inches tall and is an impressive piece of cased glass which was eventually used as a part of the larger more famous Lollipop Aisle piece. Iittala has recently re-issued some of the designs but in very limited numbers. This piece was estimated to sell for around $1,000 USD, although I couldn’t find out what it eventually sold for – I’ll update this post if I find out more. (read original article.)
