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Author Topic: Scandi look vase - ? Riihimaki, Aseda or other?  (Read 3557 times)

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Offline Anne E.B.

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Scandi look vase - ? Riihimaki, Aseda or other?
« on: December 30, 2007, 05:47:35 PM »
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-9037

This 6" high vase screams Scandi IMHO :D, followed by a whispered Riihimaki? or Bo Borgstrom for Aseda :huh:  What does anyone think please?

TIA ;)
Anne E.B

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Re: Scandi look vase - ? Riihimaki, Aseda or other?
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2007, 06:06:37 PM »
Hi Anne,
Amongst my reference photos I've a picture of a straw coloured one of these with a Sea Glasbruk label.
Happy New Year  :spls:
Robbo
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Re: Scandi look vase - ? Riihimaki, Aseda or other?
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2007, 09:17:24 PM »
Yeah!  Thanks Robbo :hug: and a Happy New Year to you and All too :dance: :cheers: :girlcheer: :kissy:
Anne E.B

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Re: Scandi look vase - ? Riihimaki, Aseda or other?
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2008, 11:36:44 AM »
Hmmm.

I used to have an 8" tall one of these in yellow (straw?), and it had a Hovmantorp label.

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Re: Scandi look vase - ? Riihimaki, Aseda or other?
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2008, 12:01:57 PM »
That's interesting Chris.  I've never heard of Hovmantorp before.  Hovmantorp appears to be a locality situated in the glass making area of Smaland, Sweden.  I just wonder if the label indicates the place of origin or an actual glass works?  Does anyone know?

I found these 2 vases dating back to the 60s-70s showing the Hovmantorp label. http://www.modernistglass.co.nz/glasspieces/view/2180

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Re: Scandi look vase - ? Riihimaki, Aseda or other?
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2008, 02:14:24 AM »
Hello Anne,

Yep, that's the same label and - it would appear - the same colour of glass. Those two vases appear to have ground rims, whereas mine wasn't, as best I can remember.

I read that there were/are a bunch of smallish studios operating in Hovmantorp who marketed jointly. 

That's all I know, really.  It'd be nice if someone could nail that down for us.

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Re: Scandi look vase - ? Riihimaki, Aseda or other?
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2009, 03:41:52 PM »
Now there's one on eBay with an Aseda label.  Ho-hum.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360150984594&rvr_id=

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Re: Scandi look vase - ? Riihimaki, Aseda or other?
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2009, 04:32:19 PM »
Chris, although similar in shape they are not the same, with your amethyst vase the shape seems more accentuated. (Your floor vase in the previous photo is probably Italian). My vote (on a hunch) would be for Aseda.

John.

Oops, sorry getting my posters wrong, for Chris please read Anne E.B.

 

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