Greetings to all you wonderful people on Glass Message Board
Firstly, please forgive me if I have written the wrong terminology and description (please correct me) - Although I am 70 years old, I am a new glass collector and learning as I go along. And it proves one is never too old to take up a new hobby.
I hope you will be able to help me with the identify, age, glassworks, designer etc of two Sommerso biomorphic sculptural bowls I have just picked up at a charity shop. I have come to a dead end in searching for them but have seen similar from Flygstors Coquille range by Paul Kedelv but their pieces have all been signed and dated. Unless after Kedelv left the company and was taken over by Orrefors they continued to make these bowls but did not attribute them?? There are no stickers or signatures on either on my bowls. Then I looked to Spain and again found similar from the Viartec glassworks but not exactly the same ( the Spanish examples look a less quality than the Swedish glass ). I have also seen a Japanese version but is not exactly the same. So I am now confused to who made my lovely bowls?
Description: Light Aubergine or may be called Amethyst glass??? Cased in clear glass. One bowl has a polished out pontil - completely flat and the other bowl has a polished base rim with a rough concave centre.
Small bowl measures approx. 19cms widest point x 16cms highest point - Cocquille similar range bowls are smaller.
Larger "L" / ladle shaped bowl measures 17cms deep x 14cms wide x 30cms high. Note the makings on the base is a previous owner's post code.
I do hope that someone can help me or push me in the right direction - I love these two beautiful bowls but frustrated in not knowing who made them.
Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to give me.
With best regards
Gary - Glass Amore