Topic: 3rd and last buy - bluey grey heavy vase - Polish?

[CultureVulture]

Is the pontil dip central or slightly off to one side?

[ahremck]

My impression is that it is not Finnish but comes from a Swedish glasshouse.  Maybe Sea or Alsterfors - not expert enough in the area.

Ross

[wolkenreb]

Twas a bit tricky looking at the pontil dip because the vase has water and flowers in it now!  However, definitely central.

Will take a look a Swedish glasshouses Ross.  Thanks.

[ahremck]

 :sc: :sc: :sc:  Trust a thrifty Scot to use a vase in a way it was intended for!   :24:

Ross

[wolkenreb]

If I was really thrifty I wouldn't have bought it in the first place, considering the state of my bank balance!

[CultureVulture]

seen some similar Kosta Johansfors

[wolkenreb]

Thanks CV.  I've had a look around and found one that was almost identical, except it was signed and had a smooth flat base.  Do you know if they were ever produced unsigned and with the central dip in the middle of the base?

[langhaugh]

The central dip is usually there because  that much glass had to be removed to get rid of the pontil mark. Sea did this a fair bit. Here's a Sea piece I was going to suggest before.

David

[wolkenreb]

Thanks David!  I had looked at SEA a bit but will look some more now.  The rim and base certainly look very similar to those in my vase.  I find this all so interesting - just want to find out where things came from.  Including you - Langhaugh looks Scottish - am I right?

Nancy

[langhaugh]

Yes, Nancy.  Born in Edinburgh, raised in Galashiels, left in 1971.


David