Topic: Signed Cased Blue & Clear Vase, Alsterfors? ID = Orrefors

[SNJ]

Would anyone please suggest an ID for this 18.5cm tall blue and clear cased vase (are you allowed to use the term 'Sommerso' if it's not from Italy?)? It has a signature on the base - largely obscured by wear, unfortunately - the last four letters of the longest word is 'fors'. I don't know of any name other than Alsterfors, although the two letters previous to the four may be 'ng'. There's also an unreadable date.

[glassobsessed]

Orrefors is the maker you are looking for.  I tend not to use the term sommerso unless there are two colours.

John

[SNJ]

Thanks very much John, don't know why I thought of the less well known Alsterfors and forgot Orrefors. An ageing brain I suspect...

[glassobsessed]

The number won't be a date but a pattern number, I think the designer could be Nils Landberg so NL or N followed by a number would make sense. Nice to find one in blue, I used to have a few but they were all smoke/grey.