decanter with two vessels which rest one on top of the other and stopper; bottom vessel of clear glass with rounded bottom with slightly concave foot; straight, wide neck with spout; smaller top vessel is green glass with straight cylindrical bottom section with flat foot with small concave area at center bottom; rounded top portion with tall slightly tapering neck and wide flat mouth ring; stopper has large rounded small surmounting a smaller ball; speckled and swirled clear, black, yellow-orange and turquoise glass

%C2%A9 1960 Nuutaj%C3%A4rvi-Notsj%C3%B6 %2F Kaj Franck

Kremlin Bells double decanter, 1960

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The curvaceous “Kremlin Bells” three-part decanter is one of Kaj Franck’s spirited designs for art glass. It was part of the Finnish firm Nuutajärvi’s hand-blown art glass production from around 1958 to 1968. Over this time, colors changed, and as a result no two hand-blown examples are identical. This one has a unique mosaic glass stopper.

This set also highlights one of Franck’s core principles: stackability. The middle component functions as a separate decanter, so the three-part object can contain two separate liquids. Besides saving space, it also has no handle, following Franck’s principle of material conservation and reduced costs.

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Details
Title
Kremlin Bells double decanter
Artist Life
1911-1989
Role
Designer
Accession Number
2015.22a-c
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decanter with two vessels which rest one on top of the other and stopper; bottom vessel of clear glass with rounded bottom with slightly concave foot; straight, wide neck with spout; smaller top vessel is green glass with straight cylindrical bottom section with flat foot with small concave area at center bottom; rounded top portion with tall slightly tapering neck and wide flat mouth ring; stopper has large rounded small surmounting a smaller ball; speckled and swirled clear, black, yellow-orange and turquoise glass

© 1960 Nuutajärvi-Notsjö / Kaj Franck

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