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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Unresolved Glass Queries => Topic started by: Seventh_Tree on August 17, 2008, 09:22:33 PM
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Does anybody know who really made these vases?
I know they were produced in at least two sizes and in at least 4 different colours.
According to the DK '20th Century Glass' book(page 48), and it's also on their website here (http://www.antiques.dk.com/detail.php/Modern%20Classics/Glass/Scandinavian/Riihimaen%20Lasi%20Oy/Nanny%20Still/10307557).
However, it's on whitefriars.org 'mistaken identities' section (http://www.whitefriars.com/isit_contents.php?pageNum_Mistaken=6&totalRows_Mistaken=345&ID=800) as being made by Old Colony Japan?
Who's right? :huh:
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Neither attributions sound entirely right. First of all, if it were Nanny Still I think we should have seen one of these before; and what is "Old colony Japan" supposed to be? A Japanese maker or an American pattern? In an y case, it might help if you put in your location. And a question of different magnitude: is it for sale?
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These are quite common in the UK, but not Rihiimaki I would say
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As Christine says these vases seem to crop up fairly regularly - whilst similar to the Riihimaki pieces they're often confused with, I believe these are Japanese (not entirely sure why I think this though!)
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Neither attributions sound entirely right. First of all, if it were Nanny Still I think we should have seen one of these before; and what is "Old colony Japan" supposed to be? A Japanese maker or an American pattern? In an y case, it might help if you put in your location. And a question of different magnitude: is it for sale?
As I said on my first post, this vase(or at least the amber coloured one) is on antiques.dk.com and also in the Judith Millers/DK '20th Century Glass' book and on both it's attributed to Nanny Still/Riihimaki. It's a fairly common vase on the likes of ebay being described as a Riihimaki piece and many web stores have this as a Riihimaki vase too.
I have no idea who Old Colony Japan are, that's why I'm questioning who actually made these....
I live the UK and the vase isn't for sale, sorry.
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Judith isn't always right and errors in print lead to errors online... They have much more the feel of Oberglas or Ingridglas to me but I really don't know.
Here's another attribution (http://www.hiandlomodern.com/glassScand.html), scroll down
Ivo email me if you want one...
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Hey funny - an attribution to Aseda. That looks much more likely.
<waiting for Patricia to return to see if it a/ is a bulb vase and b/she has more info on it>
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When these turn up in Australia, they have the label: "Old Colony, Japan". What that means, I don't know.
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As I said on my first post, this vase(or at least the amber coloured one) is on antiques.dk.com and also in the Judith Millers/DK '20th Century Glass' book and on both it's attributed to Nanny Still/Riihimaki. It's a fairly common vase on the likes of ebay being described as a Riihimaki piece and many web stores have this as a Riihimaki vase too.
Yes, that's because it's similar to one that Nanny Still designed for Riihimaki - but it isn't the same. The Nanny Still vase in question was designed in 1967 and is called 'Fenomena' click http://www.huuto.net/fi/showitem.php3?itemid=84589275 - as you can see it's much more heavily textured than yours and the shape is different. I doubt yours is Scandinavian.
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And it has a base that's encased in clear!
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All I can say is, most definitely not Riihimaen. I have also seen one labelled with "Old Colony, Japan" but have be unable to find out any more information. :cry:
Della
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Thanks, Della, I was starting to think I'd gone bonkers. :chky: Ivo, I hope I didn't sound disrespectful!
I've been noting pieces with Japanese labels on Australian eBay for a while. There are some fairly nice pieces, particularly sold under the label 'Hineri'. It might be an area of collection in the future, perhaps?
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just to complicate i always assumed that the more deeply dimpled/ angular were nanny still while the one shown in this string is ...german - ingridglass.
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i donĀ“t think this one is ingridglas.
they have polished rims...
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Not Ingridglas - I agree with Dirk.