Vintage Art Deco dark green handmade bowl, Riihimaki Finland, 1949
Vintage Art Deco dark green handmade bowl, Riihimaki Finland, 1949
Vintage bowl handmade and hand-painted of dark green glass with gilded decoration.
Antique rare bowl made by Riihimäki glassworks. This series of dark green and black glass was metioned in 1949 year catalog.
Item resembles Art Deco style with it's love for black and gold colors, and cup shaped forms.
Diameter 20 cm, Height 7 cm. Only slight traces of use, corresponding with the age of the item.
Why Buy Vintage Glass in the Art Deco Style?
Scandinavian Art Deco glass is characterized by clean lines, geometric shapes, and bold colors, all celebrating chic elegance. The first renowned glass designers in Sweden and Finland rose to fame particularly during the Art Deco era. In fact, Scandinavian glass design can be said to have begun with the Art Deco or Functionalism (Funkis) movements, through the works of artists such as Alvar Aalto, Aino Aalto, Simon Gate, Edward Hald, Vicke Lindstrand, Sven Palmqvist, and Göran Hongell.