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Title: Ekenas Vase's
Post by: Tony H on September 22, 2005, 05:49:25 AM

Hi Folks

I have two vase's by Ekenas from Sweden both are signed, can anyone help with ID of age and is it a name of a designer on the base, what do the numbers mean.

Anne E B
Are these like yours, can we see a photo

Yellow Vase
7.75 inch high 8 inch dia at widest 5.5 inch dia at top. Weight 2.200kg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/d554to/Ekenasyeollowvase.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/d554to/Ekenasyellowvasesigniture.jpg

Pink Vase
7.5 inch high 8 inch dia at widest 5.5 inch dia at top Weight 2.122kg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/d554to/Ekenaspinkvase.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/d554to/Ekenaspinkvasesigniure.jpg


Tony H in NZ

Title: Ekenas Vase's
Post by: robbo on September 22, 2005, 06:12:02 AM

Hi Tony,
The 'J. O. Lake' is John Orwar Lake. He was there c. 1953 - 1976. Unsure about the other numbers, maybe a pattern / model / production number ??

Hope this helps :D  :D
robbo

Title: Ekenas Vase's
Post by: Tony H on September 22, 2005, 07:53:49 AM

robbo

Thank you, I did a Google for J O Lake and found this site

http://potteryglass.com/index.htm

Have you seen it, lots of glass from Scandinavia all for sale, I am sure there are some pieces that are in some of our topics

Tony H in NZ

Title: Ekenas Vase's
Post by: Anne E.B. on September 22, 2005, 08:12:03 AM

Hi Tony.  Fabulous vases you have there!  "My" Ekenas (that is, when I get my hands on it!) is a different design.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/gregshouseglass004.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/gregshouseglass005.jpg

Its about 3.5" high and is marked in the same way as yours on the base, but I will have to find out what the number is as its about 350 miles away at my son's house - so I'll have to get me push bike out :lol:

One just sold on eBay but for very little money and I wish I had bid on it.  It would have been nice to have a "matching" pair - and I just love the colours and texture.  Reminds me of the sea.

Regards - Anne E.B.

Title: Ekenas Vase's
Post by: paradisetrader on September 22, 2005, 08:19:25 AM

The little slashes are dots to go over the A like this EKENÄS

Excellent close ups of the signatures Tony, which also show great detail of the colors and internal decor.

Ekenas was founded in 1917 by two former workers from Orrefors. The factory has had several noteable glassblowers amongst its staff including Edvin Ollers (1940-47) and Micahel Bang during the 1960s (more famous for his work at the Danish firm Holmegaard). The Ekenas factory closed in 1976.

Title: Ekenas Vase's
Post by: robbo on September 22, 2005, 08:51:30 AM

Quote from: "Tony H"

I did a Google for J O Lake and found this site

http://potteryglass.com/index.htm

Tony thanks for the link. I have looked at this before (I think Anne has it in the GlassLinks library). There is a whole lot of Ruda Glasbruk on there now, on the subject of which there was a thread recently. Some nice Erik Höglund too.

Title: Ekenas Vase's
Post by: Anne E.B. on September 22, 2005, 09:03:33 AM

Tony - I will post a pic. of the markings underneath "my" small Ekenas piece in a couple of weeks when I will have access to it.  

Anne E.B.