Description:

Olga Osol for Arabia, dish, "Sinikka".

Round dish from the Sinikka series with a wide blue central band and borders of stylised flowers and tulips in blue on a white ground. Marked.

Origin: Finland.
Designer: Olga Osol.
Material: Porcelain.
Dimensions: D. 26 cm.
Period: 1960s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear.

Bio:
Olga Osol (1905–1994) was a Finnish ceramicist and designer, born in Lappeenranta. She joined Arabia in 1926 as an assistant to Greta Lisa Jäderholm-Snellman and later became head of the hand-painting department, which in 1943 became the art industry department. She is best known for the Myrna service from 1938, which was produced for almost 70 years, and she worked at Arabia throughout her career until 1971.