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Title: Riihimaki Trio...
Post by: Pinkspoons on April 15, 2007, 02:03:22 PM
Just sorting through my accidental Riihimaen collection to sell on (hopefully) and make some pennies towards the Holmegaard site's existence. All the vases all been named - or at least securely attributed - except for these three.

Have pottered around the various websites, but can't find anything the same with any kind of firm attribution, so do they ring any bells here? They're probably all Tamara Aladin - they have that kind of feel.

Vase One (http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/pinkspoons/1-17.jpg)
Vase Two (http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/pinkspoons/1-16.jpg)
Vase Three (http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/pinkspoons/1-18.jpg)

Thanks in advance!  :)
Title: Re: Riihimaki Trio...
Post by: Pip on April 15, 2007, 02:21:59 PM
Nic, aren't these all part of Tamara Aladin's 'Tuulikki' range?
Title: Re: Riihimaki Trio...
Post by: Pinkspoons on April 15, 2007, 02:36:23 PM
That was my initial thought when I bought them a while back - but Riihimaen isn't really my 'thing' so didn't want to make too much of a numpty of myself. Well, no more than usual, at least.  ;D.

In McConnell it says there are only four 'Tuulikki' shapes, and illustrates two of them - neither of which match mine. I don't know how correct this information is, though.
Title: Re: Riihimaki Trio...
Post by: Brum on April 15, 2007, 03:35:36 PM
Sorry to butt in off subject and ask stupid questions, but is McConnell a book? If so what is the title, I'm a newbie and I like Riihimaki (amongst others), I'd like to get a decent book. Cheers
Title: Re: Riihimaki Trio...
Post by: Anne on April 15, 2007, 03:48:33 PM
Brum, yes it is, see here for some more info: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,569.msg77359.html#msg77359
Title: Re: Riihimaki Trio...
Post by: Brum on April 16, 2007, 12:02:44 AM
Ta, d'oh it was right in front of me
Title: Re: Riihimaki Trio...
Post by: Chris Harrison on April 16, 2007, 10:56:05 PM
Nic,
Dunno if it helps, but I have no 2 in clear-cased pale amber and no 3 in clear-cased olive green.  They really do have the feel of Aladin pieces.
Cheers,
Chris
Title: Re: Riihimaki Trio...
Post by: Leni on April 17, 2007, 08:08:13 AM
I have no.1 in red and no.2 in olive green and I was told mine were Tamara Aladin, too.
Title: Re: Riihimaki Trio...
Post by: Pinkspoons on April 20, 2007, 12:15:39 AM
Oops, forgot to drop by and say thanks, Chris & Leni, for your input.  :)

Leni, your red no. 1 vase - is it quite thick compared to the other vase? Mine's quite thick-walled, and you can see the clear casing right up to the rim.

I was just wondering if this was a feature of this pattern, or if mine's just a freak of nature...  ;D I do quite like it, as it doesn't fade to orange on the bulging parts, as with the thinner vases. It's a nice consistant rich ruby.
Title: Re: Riihimaki Trio...
Post by: Max on April 20, 2007, 06:26:30 AM
Is your red, No.1 vase vastly heavier than the others Nic?  I haven't seen one that's anything other than the usual fairly lightweight, thin walled version.  Several colourways in that style have passed through my hands in the past - I've still got a red one on display here.  I never found any definitive attribution for them, but you could be right with a Tamara Aladin guess.  I've had a couple of Finncrystal vases before, (Smoke & Ice says used by Riihimaen in late 60's and 70's for export & tourist market)...and both those Finncrystal ones have been markedly thicker and heavier than their identical non-Finncrystal counterparts.  I've never seen one like yours with a Finncrystal sticker, but then stickers usually go missing.   :-\

Well, just a thought.  Otherwise your thicker vase could just be a quirk as you say.
Title: Re: Riihimaki Trio...
Post by: Pinkspoons on April 20, 2007, 07:20:06 AM
Oh, that's an observation that someone should consider looking into.

Red #1 is over 100g heavier than amber #3, even though #3 is a few mm taller and their clear bases are pretty spot-on for the same height. I'm afraid that I only have one of each, unfortunately, so I can't do any proper side-by-side comparisons.
Title: Re: Riihimaki Trio...
Post by: Leni on April 20, 2007, 09:13:39 AM
Leni, your red no. 1 vase - is it quite thick compared to the other vase? Mine's quite thick-walled, and you can see the clear casing right up to the rim.
No, mine's about the same thickness as the other vase.  It's actually that shade of red which goes (very slightly) more orangey red where it bulges out and is a (very slightly) more 'tomato ketchup' red where it goes in! 

Here's a pic which includes the green one as well http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10048/Red_gold_green_arrangement.jpg
Title: Re: Riihimaki Trio...
Post by: Pinkspoons on April 20, 2007, 09:22:34 AM
Thanks, Leni.  :)

I like the green one. I never seem to stumble across that colour on my local travels - mostly just ruby and occasionally amber. My 8 ruby vases look very nice when grouped together, though, so I'm not complaining... but I need the space and the pennies. *sigh* So adios they must go.
Title: Re: Riihimaki Trio...
Post by: Max on April 20, 2007, 12:58:47 PM
They also come in the rarer lilac/blue colourway, which I don't collect anymore - it doesn't go with my colour scheme!   ::)

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-6562