Topic: Holmegaard Inkwell - Unidentified Signature

[Pinkspoons]

I just bought this really lovely inkwell, which for some mystifying reason no one else wanted, and I don't recognise the signature on the bottom...

AUCTION

...any clue, anyone?  

[Anne]

Just a thought Nic, could it signify that it was made for a corporate commission  rather than for open sale?

[Pinkspoons]

I've got a corporate commision Holmegaard decanter, and that's unsigned. But then decanters were rarely signed.

[Pinkspoons]

I can post a bigger photograph of the signature now that the inkwell's arrived:



I've been trying to find people who've designed for Holmegaard whose names begin with 'C', and I can only think of Christer Holmgren of C&C Holmgren design team fame.

[Ivo]

I've seen the copyright symbol (C) used on scandinavian glass to denote the design has been registered.  Just a thought.....

[Pinkspoons]

That's a thought. Never seen it crop up on Holmegaard glass before, though. I get the feeling this one will remain a mystery.

[Pinkspoons]

Mystery solved! My first thought was right - it's Christer Holmgren's monogram.