Topic: Nuutajärvi Notsjo Finland 1793 Vase - Please help me know more about it.

[nato_yo]

Hi there, I recently got this piece at a thrift store in Los Angeles USA and am trying to find out a little more about it. Anyone able to help me? Or point me in the right direction? The sticker says "nuutajarvi notsjo 1793". Many thanks.

[Wuff]

http://www.20thcenturyglass.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=66_190

Nuutajarvi Notsjo was established in 1793, in Urjala, Finland, by Jacob Wilhelm de Pont and Harald Furnhjelm, originally making window glass + bottles. the company changed hands several times until it was bought by the Wartsila Group in 1950. Kaj Franck was made art director, a position he held until 1976. Other designers at Nuutajarvi include Oiva Toikka, Heikki Orvola, Saara Hopea, and Runnar Engblom. Nuutajarvi merged with Iittala in 1988, and Nuutajarvi glass is currently marketed under the Iittala name.

http://bn-collection.com/v/labels/ shows a few of their labels: click on the thumbnail to learn about the time span they were used.

[nato_yo]

http://www.20thcenturyglass.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=66_190
http://bn-collection.com/v/labels/ shows a few of their labels: click on the thumbnail to learn about the time span they were used.

Thanks!!!
I have looked at all the available info I could find on the net….that's in english… but can't find much on the designer of this piece, the year, or the value. I really love it and don't want to sell it, just want to know if it's valuable enough to not put flowers in :-)

[rocco]

Designed by Harry Moilanen, pattern nr 1437.

>> Here are a few for sale (but value/prizing is always subjective )

edit to add: and welcome to the board!

Michael