Topic: Lime green Swedish Italian? retro glass vase help please.

[brucebanner]

Any thoughts on this one please, it's not the normal 70's colour and has a very thin internal coating but some wear to the base, there are a few on the internet but nobody can give a definitive as to who it's made by.

8 inches in height, 3 inches across the base.

regards Chris.

[Ivo]

If the white inner is firm and white there is a cance it is Italian or Swedish. As the inner is weak and watered down milky, chinese becomes a probabilty. A strong one.

[brucebanner]

There are other known vases with a very thin internal coat that are genuine Swedish pieces.

[brucebanner]

Here is what i think is a Elme Glasbruk vase, same thin milky coating, i saw a similar vase today by Ikea same colour as this actually and the white inner case was about 1 mm in thickness.

[Ivo]

Curious. I have the triangular one with a "Made in Italy"sticker on it.
The Incamiciato technique for making opalina is to take a small bubble of opal white and dip it in a transparent colour, then blow it out - thicker or thinner as the piece dictates. In Sweden and Italy a stronger opal was used, the Chinese on the other hand use a colour which looks like watered down milk.

[brucebanner]

Maybe there both Chinese/Italian then.

[glassobsessed]

I have a lamp base that could be a sibling, I thought Empoli as soon as I saw this one, also imagine that is where the lamp base is from (sorry no photo of the lamp at present).

John

[brucebanner]

Thanks for your help both, i really appreciate the input.

[glassobsessed]

Here is that lamp.