Finel was a brand under which Wärtsilä and Järvenpää Emali created enamel kitchenware and tableware items from as early as the 1950s.
Well known Finnish designers such as Seppo Mallat, Antti Nurmesniemi, Heikki Orvola and Kaj Franck designed practical, durable and beautiful pieces by applying a strong glass like cover to cast iron goods.
Respected illustrators Raija Uosikkinen and Esteri Tomula designed patterns for the enamelled products produced for the company – patterns such as Ritari (Knight), Punahilkka (Red Riding Hood), Vegeta and Neptune were some of their well-known illustrations.
The company and its subsidiary Arabia were sold in 1981 to Hackman and then again to Iittala in 2007.
THIS LISTING
Pattern Kirsikka (Cherry)
Model Small Enamel Saucepan
Designer Arne Erkers (shape), Esteri Tomula (pattern)
Production 1970
Dimensions 10cm tall, 16cm diameter (not incl. handle)
Condition Great vintage condition. Internally clean and free from wear, with only a couple nibbles on the rim of the lid. A couple of light scratches in the print, as per the pictures, but light. Some light wear to the handle, knob and base, all commensurate with age.
