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Title: Todays Buys
Post by: Pat on August 20, 2006, 09:52:52 AM

Well today I got a Brockwitz fish handled bowl for £2. What I am fairly certain is an Aseda Glasbruk vase and a very strange and funky  flat backed hippopotamus which if anyone can identify I'd be really grateful. It is big measuring 8.5" long and very heavy.

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-2935
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-2934
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-2933

Title: Todays Buys
Post by: Max on August 20, 2006, 10:17:21 AM

Nice haul Pat!  The hippo is Kosta Boda.   :D

Title: Todays Buys
Post by: Pat on August 20, 2006, 10:22:40 AM

Well I thought all the Kosta was signed which is why I asked. It was only 50p but I'm keeping it 'cos I like funky things.

Also I haven't finished yet! I have candlestick from Broste, Copenhagen, I know they are a store but i suspect the glass is scandinavian and a mystery piece I forgot about. Pic to follow. I also bought a ton of other stuff, china old bakelite etc. Car Boot was full of people clearing relatives houses!

Title: Todays Buys
Post by: Pip on August 20, 2006, 10:07:28 PM

Hiya Pat, I'd say your hippo was Kosta Boda too - from their Zoo series - have a look at the hippo in my shop for comparison (in the Swedish glass section - there is also a giraffe and a rhino in the glass SOLD section).  These definitely weren't signed - none of the pieces I've had or sold have ever had a signature.  Pip

Title: Todays Buys
Post by: Pinkspoons on August 20, 2006, 10:56:25 PM

Ooh, Pip - on a different (but similar) point... how much did you sell your Egersund sugar bowl for on your site? I've a small platter/dish in the same pattern and I'm stumped as to how best price it.  :D

Title: Todays Buys
Post by: Pip on August 20, 2006, 11:02:14 PM

Hiya Nic - I sold it for £15.00 to someone in Norway - I love it when things go back home :-)

Title: Todays Buys
Post by: Pinkspoons on August 20, 2006, 11:04:46 PM

Thanks. I was thinking somewhere around that for mine... (£10-15) ...but just thought I'd check that it wasn't something super-valuable first. :D