Topic: Ingrid Glass

[Madbrit]

This is a beautiful slab glass vase made by Ingrid

[Madbrit]

Another offering from Ingrid Glas, but different.....the one on the left has water droplets inside, it was a murky brown before i washed it.

[Anne]

Hi Kev, I see you've settled in then.    What I want to know about these two pieces it what they are meant for. They don't look like vases as such, but what else could they be used for?

[Della]

Hi Anne, 
The top one, I have in two different shapes. It is a solifleur, which could also be used as a candlestick, I suppose, for a very slim, elegant candle.

[Anne]

Ahh that explains the narrow tube yes. Thanks Della.   What about the bottom two though - could the left hand one be for larger bulbs - like a big hyacinth vase I wonder?

[Ivo]

No way. It is a flower vase, quite standard florist ware and possibly made in Poland - Ingrid being a dealer, not a maker.

[Anne]

Thanks Ivo, it's not a shape I've seen over here, which is what was puzzling me. 

[Madbrit]

I thought it was for a single flower, such as a wild bloom, you would pick on a walk. There are a lot of these type of vases here, my wife Esther told me that the Germans could not afford cut flowers after the war, so vases like this were made.

[Della]

Hi Kev,
Then you would be correct.  Solifleur = single flower. I was just showing off, 'cos I know a foreign word..........  :angel:

[Madbrit]

Interesting point though IVO, i have seen Ingrid Attributed to both Germany & France, i didnt know Ingrid was just a dealer?