Description
Helena Tynell was a Finnish glass designer. At the beginning of her career, she worked as a designer at Arabia from 1943 to 1946. In 1946, she became a designer for Riihimäen Lasi. After the closure of the Riihimäen Lasi factory, Tynell moved to Germany in 1976, where she designed lighting and later also art glass objects for the Limburg glassworks.
Decanter and shot glasses are in good condition for their age. The box has wear and tear.
Poduction year: 1970
Designer: Helena Tynell (1918-2016)
Brand: Riihimäen Lasi
Material: Mold-blown colored curtain glass
Color: Blue
Observations:
Cap: Clear original cap which has a tiny crack on the edge.
Decanter: Couple of air bubbles in the glass mass, light scratching and wear on the body and on the bottom. A tiny chip on decanter’s rim, and two, of which one is on the leg and the other on the hand. There is a white, chalky residue inside the decanter.
Shot glasses: Slight wear on the bottoms. Three glasses has minor defects, which are shown in the pictures.
Size of the decanter:
Height 27 cm (with the cap)
Width 11 cm
Depth 6 cm
Size of one shot glass:
Hight 6,5 cm
Diameter 4,7 cm
Weight of the whole set 2,16 kg
