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Title: Scandi query Spirulex Bowl
Post by: chuggy on August 30, 2006, 03:07:44 PM
In amongst the bulk lot of Scandi glass I bought at auction yesterday was this rather lovely bowl that I can't find in any of my books and hoping someone out there can help ID. It is a lovely opaque white with very feint turquoise decoration within the glass almost like graal. It is signed as shown which looks like Bjorn ------- then VH58 and Spirulex.

http://i6.tinypic.com/261ksg6.jpg

http://i2.tinypic.com/261kt2x.jpg

Paul
Title: Scandi query Spirulex Bowl
Post by: josordoni on August 30, 2006, 03:37:39 PM
OH!  new term!  What is graal?

p.s. I spent hours on Sunday searching for Spirulex with no joy, be interesting if anyone can cast some light.
Title: Scandi query Spirulex Bowl
Post by: chuggy on August 30, 2006, 03:58:49 PM
I'm hoping Bill Geary will pick up on it, he's the most likely to throw some light on my darkness.
Paul
Title: Scandi query Spirulex Bowl
Post by: Tigerchips on August 30, 2006, 04:42:47 PM
Looks like "Bjorn Stern"?
Title: Scandi query Spirulex Bowl
Post by: Della on August 30, 2006, 04:49:23 PM
That's what I thought too, Tony.  :lol:

I have found one auction with his name in it;

http://www.auktionsverket.se/slutprisere/pr_valj_varugr_res.asp?from=1&tom=317&forsaljningsdatum=2006-08-06&auktionstyp=O

No. 60. It is a dish pâte-de-verre 1993.
Just found this too:

http://art-in-venice.atspace.com/berlin-summer/english-cv-text.html
Under the heading Patrick Seegers.
Title: Scandi query Spirulex Bowl
Post by: Ivo on August 31, 2006, 06:29:10 AM
Quote from: "Deltab"
No. 60. It is a dish pâte-de-verre 1993.


Della you're absolutely the Master googler.

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"60   BJÖRN STERN, skål, egen verkstad 1993, pâte-de-verre, dekor    2500   
means he ran his own workshop (Verkstad) in 1993; but I think it also means that he managed to stay out of the limelight, and 2500 Skr (182 pounds) is not an impressive price for a handmade skål in Konstglas.