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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Scandinavian Glass => Topic started by: Pat on November 21, 2005, 10:57:06 AM
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I saw-and di not buy-a very heavy vase about 6" of rectangular shape. It was cased in clear and had a textured pattern running down the front in waves. Base was engraved JC or JG and a number. On ebay there is a piece of cased glass like Holmegaard white cased in orange and the seller says it has a label JC Sweden. Any ideas please, I can't seem to track it down.
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funnily enough, I had my eyes on that vase the other day and was having the same problem of identifying it. :lol:
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Johansfors Glasbruk - like this one
http://tinypic.com/fxt11c.jpg
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Thank you so much! Another bargain I let slip through my hands duh!
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I also saw a piece like this, but shaped a bit like a taller and thinner version of a WF 'banjo' vase, yesterday at an antique centre. It, too, had the initials JG and a number engraved on the bottom.
I was very tempted to buy it, however I think it had some damage. It was discoloured inside, and it was not possible to see if this was just dirt, scale or real water-damage. Also, it had all four corners of the base angled, as if they had been ground down to disguise a chip on one or more. At least, that was what it looked like to me :? Does anyone know if this shape of vase would have had angled corners, or were my suspicions correct?
I really did like it, and nearly bought it anyway, but that water staining .... :x :( It really ruined the wonderful clarity of the glass and the sparkling effect of the pattern and I didn't want to risk disappointment if it didn't come out. Why do people have to put water in beautiful vases? :evil: :evil: :evil:
Any idea what a perfect one might be worth? It might help me to decide whether to go back and see if I can haggle the price down :wink:
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My advice: control yourself, these vases are not rare and sooner or later you'll run into an undamaged piece. Very hard to figure out what the value of these is @ the moment, but 1. they're recognisable 2. they're signed 3. they're decorative and so I predict that Johansfors will be the new Whitefriar's 8)
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My advice: control yourself
Why didn't I 'meet' you earlier in my life, Ivo? :lol: :roll:
sooner or later you'll run into an undamaged piece.
It's the 'or later' that gets me every time! :shock: No patience, you see :oops:
" I want the world, and I want it NOW!" :roll: :wink:
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I predict that Johansfors will be the new Whitefriar's 8)
Darn, I was hoping it would be Caithness! Nothing to do with the fact I've got lots of it... honest! :lol:
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Yeah...... I have a piece of Johansfors, kindly indentified for me by Ivo.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
http://tinypic.com/fxv5ah.jpg[/quote]
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There's a nice piece of Johansfors going unidentified...
HERE (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/50er-60er-Jahre-Vase-Blockvase-schwer-signiert_W0QQitemZ6590026193QQcategoryZ92968QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
I saw the signature and remembered this link. :)
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So it is.
Same pattern as mine too, but smaller and in two colours.......which I do like....a lot.
Good luck if you bid on it.
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Oh, have got all my spare pre-Christmas pennies tied up in a fistful of vintage lighting, so the vase is fair game for anyone who fancies it! :)
There was another unidentified one, much taller, that I spotted on Ebay yesterday, but I can't for the life of me find it now. It was in tangerine orange, if my memory serves correctly. Doh!
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There's also some bits of glass that pop up occasionally on Ebay - often attributed to Ingrid Glashutte:
http://tinypic.com/iwnssz.jpg
http://tinypic.com/iwod43.jpg
I'd not noticed the similarities in the signatures before, but could confuse.
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