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Title: Riihimaen Kehra Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin
Post by: adam20 on December 16, 2011, 04:39:06 PM
Riihimaen vase in pewter/blue - sold as 'Kehra' by Tamara Aladin - just to post and check as I am still a bit unfamiliar - feels good

Adam

Title: Re: Riihimaen Kehra Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin
Post by: glassobsessed on December 16, 2011, 05:27:13 PM
Yes, the vases come in two sizes plus there are matching candlesticks. One of the first bits of glass I ever bought at a bootsale, I was convinced it was Whitefriars and Geoffrey Baxter....

Link shows vase and candlestick (I assume that is what they are): http://starkeld.com/prod_img/normal/5067%20Kera%201.jpg

John
Title: Re: Riihimaen Kehra Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin
Post by: keith on December 16, 2011, 07:36:48 PM
I thought mine was WF's when I got it many years ago ;D
Title: Re: Riihimaen Kehra Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin
Post by: adam20 on December 17, 2011, 05:38:50 PM
When I first started collecting I used to think these and similar vases were Dartington!
Title: Re: Riihimaen Kehra Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin
Post by: px on December 18, 2011, 10:54:19 PM
Thanks to adam for sharing this information! :)  I'll add there are actually THREE sizes 20/25/30 cm !
Title: Re: Riihimaen Kehra Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin
Post by: glassobsessed on December 18, 2011, 11:05:37 PM
Don't think I have ever seen the tallest, anyone got a photo of two or even all three of them?

John
Title: Re: Riihimaen Kehra Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin
Post by: px on December 19, 2011, 05:06:52 PM
John, your suspicion is well reasoned. I have also rarely seen the largest and would also love to see a picture with all sizes altogether.
Here's the only one I found now
http://www.huuto.net/kohteet/vihrea-kehra-maljakko-tamara-aladin-riihimaen-lasi/202251964

-  do you see any difference in the proportions? In my eyes the bottom part may be a little longer than in the 25cm tall.



http://www.designlasi.com/content/kehra-1496-aladin-tamara
Title: Re: Riihimaen Kehra Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin
Post by: adam20 on December 19, 2011, 06:37:03 PM
Just to add - posted pic is 25cm tall. So I guess that is the medium height.

Adam
Title: Re: Riihimaen Kehra Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin
Post by: glassobsessed on December 19, 2011, 06:43:48 PM
Thanks Adam, so yes medium.

Suspicion no, curiosity yes PX. ;D

Laatutavara have a couple at 20 and 25cm tall and the 'candlesticks' I now see are vases are 10cm tall: http://www.laatutavara.com/eng/index.php?page=search&hakuteksti=Kehr%E4&Submit=Find

I think you are right about proportions in the 30cm example you linked to and I am also inclined to trust the various measurements given. :sun:

It is of course possible I have seen the larger version before but never realised, given I thought there were only two sizes.

John
Title: Re: Riihimaen Kehra Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin
Post by: robert1960 on December 21, 2011, 03:37:42 PM
I have this rather poor picture of  3 sizes, but I have an even larger one in clear glass too.

( I'm away at the moment, so can't measure or re-photograph mine)
Title: Re: Riihimaen Kehra Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin
Post by: glassobsessed on December 21, 2011, 10:29:44 PM
Thanks Robert, I can't remember seeing any of the sizes in that amethyst colour before. I usually see them in olive green, the same blue as in your photo, a dark cinnamon brown colour and in clear.
Title: Re: Riihimaen Kehra Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin
Post by: px on December 22, 2011, 07:02:04 AM
John, I would agree with you, those are the usual colours of the taller vases.
But I would add a uranium yellow in the smallest size as well as the amethyst but in a lighter seethrough shade.
Title: Re: Riihimaen Kehra Glass Vase by Tamara Aladin
Post by: robert1960 on December 22, 2011, 01:59:17 PM
Yes, I'd agree too.
Never seen the vases, only the candle holders, in amethyst and uranium.