Topic: Riihimaki ? or maybe something else. - ID = WMF

[holmgarth]

Hi, cant find this shape anywhere and wondering if anyone could give me any clues as to it`s origins... The base is more domed than other pieces of Riihimaki, but the top rim is niceley polished and the shape is quite, er, complex ? Also with other Riihimaki pieces the clear casing is visible at the base. I am not sure that this piece is cased clear. Any advice would be most welcome, thanks.

[dirk.]

hi Holmgarth,

you vase was made by WMF ~1970. i´ve seen it decribed as a Cari Zalloni design, which seems
likely for it´s style, but since i don´t have any records about WMF designs of that time this
should only be treated as a possibility.

[holmgarth]

Hi Dirk. Really appreciate you taking the trouble to let me know and a huge THANKS for the information. I will see what else I can come up with now. You`re a star *. Cheers.

[dirk.]

  you´re very welcome. i´m really glad to be able to give something back to this
wonderful board from time to time.

[Ivo]

you vase was made by WMF ~1970. i´ve seen it decribed as a Cari Zalloni design, which seems
likely for it´s style, but since i don´t have any records about WMF designs of that time this
should only be treated as a possibility.

I have an identical piece in blue - with a WMF sticker.

[dirk.]

thanks for confirming, Ivo. do you have any idea about the designer? i remember you mentioned
that WMF didn´t keep records of their post wwii designs. is there any chance to make a waterproof
attribution for this vase?

[Pip]

I'm pretty certain it IS by Cari Zalloni - the colour, the shape, everything's right (I have quite a few of his West German pottery designs too).  He's on Facebook I think - you could try contacting him and asking him direct perhaps?

[dirk.]

thanks a lot, Pip. BTW i´m just back from a market with a large ´continua´ (et al.).

Holmgarth, though i must admit more and more reasons appear to join facebook at last, i´m still
not a member there. in case you are - would you mind asking him yourself?