Topic: Holmegaard - Mistaken Identity...

[Pinkspoons]

I'm unsure about the pair on the right (Nic, could these be Holmegaard Copenhagen?)

Sorry for the delay in replying - have been away.

They look more like a range called Skotland - I've a boxed set winging its way from the USA as we speak, so hopefully I can verify within a few days.

[catshome]

This one annoyed me.  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130076257846

describing it as HOLMEGAARD SCANDINAVIAN ERA (how does a region have an era?), and failing to mention in the listing that the label (clearly visible in the picture) said Ingrid Glass. 

Unusual piece though............looks as though a kid got hold of it with a few pots of paint!

Cat

Great idea for a thread Nic, but it's going to get very long...........would it be possible to collect the pictures into an album on the glass galleries to be viewed en mass?

[Pinkspoons]

When the thread's all done and dusted, I'll be gathering up any donated pictures and will organise them tidily in a Holmegaard Mistaken Identity gallery on my forthcoming Holmegaard resource website. 

[alexander]

Here's a good site for seeing Holmegaard and other Scandinavian glass.

It's an internet auction site, all items go through a brick and mortar house for valuation and identification.

They're pretty good with Holmegaard and Swedish glass as auction houses are in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany/Austria. They started out in Denmark. Their identifications of Murano pieces sometimes leaves something to be desired, as well as paperweights. Holmegaard, Kosta etc they know pretty well.

Being in Norway shipping and custom costs are prohibitive for bidding on the non-Norwegian stuff,
but a man can look and dream ; )
Auction Site

Alexander

[Pinkspoons]

I've put in a few bids for large joblots of Holmegaard on Lauritz in the past, but the various fees and shipping costs do become very prohibitive.

They've brought down the costs of international purchases recently, though - before there used to be a £50 flat shipping/handling fee for all purchases sent by standard Post Denmark! 

[Carolyn Preston]

So what does Holmegaard have about naming their lines after countries. Canada, Skotland, what's next?   

Carolyn

[Pinkspoons]

Don't forget the Greenland series. 

And then there are ranges named after specific places within countries - of these there are many, from cities (Havana, for example) to street names (Carnaby).

[Carolyn Preston]

Don't forget the Greenland series. 

And then there are ranges named after specific places within countries - of these there are many, from cities (Havana, for example) to street names (Carnaby).

What do they do? Spin the globe and throw darts? 

Carolyn

[Anne E.B.]

Interesting 'gulvase style' piece shown here as possibly 'vintage Italian.
http://www.modcats.com/item.php?item=696&from=glass-european.php
 

[Pinkspoons]

Green is a known colour for Gulvases, but I agree that it's an Italian vase.