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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Scandinavian Glass => Topic started by: Pinkspoons on March 28, 2006, 01:23:16 PM

Title: Pair c.1900 Holmegaard decanters?
Post by: Pinkspoons on March 28, 2006, 01:23:16 PM
I've been offered a pair of decanters by a seller in Denmark, and they think they might be turn of the century (well, last century) Holmegaard. The style is about right, but I'm not 100% as the glass looks too thin and the stoppers don't look right.... I hope I'm wrong!

Just thought I'd try and verify before accepting/declining the purchase:

(sorry about the photo quality, it's beyond my control - I tweaked it as best I could)

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/pinkspoons/b95718dc.jpg)
Title: Pair c.1900 Holmegaard decanters?
Post by: Ivo on March 28, 2006, 06:07:40 PM
eeek pressed stoppers. Whatever they are (it's not in the book, or else it is a mariage) you'd be disappointed by the quality compared to your other items, and I do not think you should add those to your collection.
Title: Pair c.1900 Holmegaard decanters?
Post by: Pinkspoons on March 28, 2006, 06:18:58 PM
That was my initial thought - thanks for the confirmation, though!  :D
Title: Pair c.1900 Holmegaard decanters?
Post by: Pinkspoons on March 28, 2006, 06:21:40 PM
I think the seller got them confused with these decanters, which are apparently in the 1900 catalogue - according to a website I found:

(http://www.postludiet.dk/images%20korpus%20glas/chr8karafler.jpg)