Topic: Who made this decanter, Holmegaard or Italian??

[rosieposie]

As you know, I am always interested in Scandinavian glass, and saw this listed.  Is it Holmegaard or an Italian floor decanter?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270696391315&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123

Any information on this very much appreciated.

Thanks,

[johnphilip]

Its got to be Italian ,shirley . :ha:

[HarderNet.dk]

Do agree with John, not Holmegaard.

[rosieposie]

Thanks HarderNet.dk and jp.....I did wonder.

The name's Rosie by the way, not shirley!!

[glassobsessed]

Yes Italian, probably 1970s, they come in all sorts of shapes mostly very tall.

I auctioned this red one last November, it went for eighty quid :thud: to a buyer in Australia (their dollar is so strong at the mo ), packaging it safely was a logistical nightmare but it arrived in time for Christmas and the buyer was very pleased (which makes it all worthwhile).

John

[Carolyn Preston]

How did you wrap that top so it didn't break? That's very impressive.

Carolyn

[glassobsessed]

In the end I had to send the stopper and the base as two packages, it was size that was the problem not so much weight (air mail has a 90cm size limit, width+height+depth). The stopper was packed in a strong cardboard tube which was packed inside another bigger one.

John

[rosieposie]

That's a lovely decanter in a beautiful colour John, and scary to wrap!!
I do have one in a green colour that has a scalloped body, so that if you cut a section through the body, it would look like a flower shape.
I always thought it was Italian, then when I saw the one listed as Holmegaard, I began to wonder......

[glassobsessed]

Is this the shape Rosie? I did have two of these in red and one in green, oh, and a few dozen assorted others, they tend to take up a lot of space.

[nigel benson]

Shirley you missed the film reference by John, Rosie ??