IVO DE SANTIS OWL FIGURINE FOR GLI ETRUSCHI (ITALY) ARRIVAL where he would live and

where he would live and work for the next 37 years

a now-iconic midcentury modern series encompassing over 150 designs

Vigland switched majors to ceramics and eventually graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts

and Saturn design series are among the most sought-after by collectors

These two would have a great impact on Orrefors’ development and their names are still synonymous with Orrefors art glass today

IVO DE SANTIS OWL FIGURINE FOR GLI ETRUSCHI (ITALY) ARRIVAL where he would live andA 1960s era handmade pottery owl, partially glazed in glossy bright green, with a matt wash of brown on the front and bulging orange eyes, created by Ivo de Santis for the GLI ETRUSCHI pottery workshop in Florence, Italy. This piece is in exceptional condition and is one of the rare few that is actually marked on the bottom with 'GLI ETRUSCHI ITALY.' IVO DE SANTIS opened his pottery studio in Florence, Italy, in the early 1950s and named it GLI