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Author Topic: Trying to find the age of my KOSTA  (Read 2863 times)

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Offline Trebor

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Trying to find the age of my KOSTA
« on: April 14, 2011, 01:01:48 PM »
Hi can you please help i am trying to determine the age of this vase it is a seaweed glass vase .I think it is by Vicke linstrand  .On the base it has (Kosbo L H1782) .I got it in southport yesterday £3.50 . :girlcheer: Thank you

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Offline Lustrousstone

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Re: Trying to find the age of my Kosbo
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2011, 01:27:58 PM »
I think you mean Kosta. Can we have pictures against a plain background, including a base shot (much as we like being nosy, garden backgrounds don't work for being able to see clearly).

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Re: Trying to find the age of my Kosbo
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2011, 01:30:15 PM »
Maybe Kosbo stands for Kosta boda, If it is right, you got yourself a bargain... I'm sure someone will know for definate

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Re: Trying to find the age of my Kosbo
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2011, 03:04:35 PM »
The mark is for Kosta, this vase predates the merger with Boda. According to Ivo's book (Miller's Glass Fact File a-z) LH is for Lindstrand Handmade, numbers in the range 1640-1784 date between 1958-61. I'm not sure if the year is the design year or production year. Either way it's a very desireable vase and a great find at £3.50  :mrgreen:

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Re: Trying to find the age of my Kosbo
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2011, 08:12:28 PM »
yepp it's lindstrand... :hiclp:

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Re: Trying to find the age of my Kosbo
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2011, 04:36:52 PM »
Are these better
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Re: Trying to find the age of my KOSTA
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2011, 06:28:47 AM »
Hi:

What a great price!  This vase first appears in the Kosta catalogue for 1962-3, but could have been made after that date.


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Re: Trying to find the age of my KOSTA
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2011, 06:41:10 AM »
For sure made for more than these years. It's common.

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Re: Trying to find the age of my KOSTA
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2011, 03:38:30 PM »
Langhaugh is correct in saying year of design as 1962 (Fire & Sea pg78) Alas that doesn't say length of production - Def a bargain these regularly got for the £100 mark on ebay. Well Done You!

 

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