Riihimäen Lasi Oy (Finland) 'Taalari'. Designed by Tamara Aladin  Model number 5763


The most prolific of the three female designers that dominated Riihimäki’s vast output during the 1960’s and 70’s was Tamara Aladin. She remains something of a mystery figure, however, as remarkably little is known about her life and career beyond a few basic details. Whilst books have been published on the work of her contemporaries Nanny Still and Helena Tynell, no dedicated literature exists on Aladin, therefore the full extent of her design output is still unknown. Like her aforementioned contemporaries, Aladin had no formal tuition in glass, having studied ceramics at Helsinki’s Central School of Art and Design from 1951. On graduating in 1954, Aladin took to the skies to become an air hostess for Finnair, Finland’s national airline. It is reputed that whilst in this role, she was introduced to the owner of Riihimäki glassworks, Vilho Kolehmainen, who was informed that she was a designer. She submitted her first designs to the company in 1959, which was the beginning of a long and successful career.During her 17 years at Riihimäki, Tamara utilised her bold sense of form and colour to design decorative art glass, largely for the company's export collections. Knowing her work was predominantly for the international market, Aladin broke away from the minimal Finnish aesthetic of the 1950’s to draw influence from the bright, new, Pop-Art movement which was still developing during the first part of her career. The majority of her designs were bold, tall, mould-blown vases which were produced in the full range of Riihimäki’s colours. The company’s main export market was West Germany, where the experimental, undulating shapes proved to be very popular.Aladin’s work for Riihimäki was a commercial success, and her activity as a designer was prolific. Over half of the vases made by the factory in the 1960's came from Aladin's drawing board, where she designed in excess of 150 pieces. The true figure of her output is much greater, however, as there are many anonymous pieces in Riihimäki sales catalogues that are widely attributed to her by experts and collectors alike. Her best-known pieces include the Kehrä (Disk) vase (1968), which unusually combines a protruding disk pattern with a naturalistic bark texture, and her series of large, elaborately hooped Tornado (1970) vases, which are some of the very few pieces to bear a signature with Aladin’s name. Aladin also designed a handful of striking drinks services such as X-Serie (1961) and Star (1963), although these were not widely exported.Aladin’s many friends and acquaintances remember her as a sociable, hospitable, and articulate person. Her social prowess proved to be very beneficial for the glassworks, as she was an enthusiastic hostess during international design fairs, where she passionately conversed with guests about her work in the 5 languages that she spoke. When the factory’s production of mouth-blown glass ended in 1976, Aladin's last job was to redesign her popular Carmen (1970) candlestick for automatic production.Her portfolio of decorative glass was fundamental to the huge success that the glassworks experienced throughout the 1960’s, when Aladin’s mould-blown, hooped vases were, and still are, the archetypal piece of Riihimäki glass.







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Excellent shape   no damage loss or repairs   8" x 4"  Flouresces wildly
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Glowy Mod Era Riihimaki Riihimaen Lasi Oy Taalari Designed By Tamara Aladin Vaseline Uranium Glass Vase C.1968

one of Canada&#39;s major sculptors, and was an invited participant in the International Sculpture Symposium held in Toronto in 1978. He has exhibited widely in Ontario and internationally for twenty years. A major exhibition of Kolisnvk&#39;s work was circulated across Canada by the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, in 1977-78. 

Peter developed his distinctly pure style following his training at Western Technical School. The artist was the recipient of several awards, including Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council grants. His impressive exhibition record includes exhibitions throughout North America. The Art Gallery of Ontario circulated a solo travelling show in 1980. Peter had been actively involved with Station Gallery over many decades as a generous donor, exhibiting artist and a very popular experimental painting instructor. I am reminded here of the words of his student and friend, Joan Attersley, when she referred to Peter as “a national treasure under the guise of a very modest man.” Another of his former students, Tony Romano (an internationally-known artist scheduled to present his work at the Gallery in 2010) has cited Peter as a deep influence during his formative years.

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Large Mid-Century Framed Watercolour Signed Peter Kolisnyk

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Large 15&#34; Mod Era Avem Murano Italian Art Glass Pheasant Bird Sculpture Original Red Label

Excellent shape no fade or loss  Frame 30.75" x 24"  painting 24" x 18.5"
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Remarkable &#34;Fun In Mexico&#34; Large Oil Painting On Canvas Artist Signed Pat McNaughton

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&#34;Les Plaines Derriere Le Manege&#34; Oil On Wood Quebec Artist Signed Simon Carmichael

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Born in Montreal in 1960, John F. Marok is a nationally recognized artist. A graduate of Concordia University in Montreal (1982), he specialized in painting and studied under such luminaries as Guido Molinari, John Fox and Tom Hopkins. He is the recipient of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal (2002), as well as grants from the Canada Council and Quebec’s Ministère de la Culture.

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Vibrant Cubist Oil Painting On Canvas &#34;Hank&#34; Artist Signed John F Marok

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Large Stained Glass Bronzed Metal Lily-Pad Base Table Lamp Works

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Hand colored limited edition etching in excellent condition. Signed on the front as an Artist Proof, The New York Zoo Central Park. An original etching from respected European artist Cuca Romley. Ms. Romley was trained at The Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), a distinguished National School of Fine Arts in Paris, France


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&#34;New York Zoo Central Park&#34; Hand-Coloured Etching Artist Proof Signed Cuca Romley

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Excellent shape   This artwork is a vibrant reproduction (also known as L&#39;essaim d&#39;Amours) by French Rococo artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard, originally created around 1767. Nice oval gilt wood frame. 
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C.1900 &#34;Proposal Of Love&#34; Antique Chromolithograph By Anton Von Blass

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1950s ceramic figurine depicting two pink and white cockatoos perched on green brown branch, small chip on wing tip, approx 10.5 in x 9.5 in

double cockatoo ceramic figurine

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gloss glazed ceramic, pastel pink and white birds, green brown base, black eye accents, mid-century style

Maddox Of California double cockatoo ceramic figurine

Vintage Maddox Of California Double Pink/White Cockatoo Figurine is a charming ceramic piece from the 1950s, featuring a unique double cockatoo design in pink, white, green, brown, and black colors. Small wing tip nick as pictured
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Lot #32: C.1950 Mid-Century Maddox Of California Double Pink/White Cockatoo Figurine

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Lot #32: C.1950 Mid-Century Maddox Of California Double Pink/White Cockatoo Figurine

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