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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Scandinavian Glass => Topic started by: BJB on January 26, 2006, 02:58:46 PM
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.......... make fruit in the style of Ditchfield and just sign "Tapio"? I have seen an apple and a pear today like this and wondered if he did any glass like this when he worked at Venini in the late 70's early 80's.
haven't got a picture as I didn't buy them :D , just wondered in case I should have!
Barbara
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Never ever come across anything signed just Tapio. Almost all of his Venini work was initialed TW along with Venini and frequently a date year.
Some of his designs were also produced without an attribution.
Paul
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He didn't do fruit then Paul? Have found this stand in an antique centre with alot of signed "studio" glass, from the 1980's and 1990's but I haven't heard of them ( not unusual for me though :shock: ) so I thought I would ask first rather than rush in as is my usual approach.
Some nice bits but after the Chism, I think it was who signed EVERYTHING, I am very wary of the stuff.
Miller St. '91 was on another piece, but haven't heard of them either :?
Barbara
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Hi Barbara
Looking through 'Designlasin hintakirja' and I don't see any fruit shapes by Wirkkala - Paul is right about his work at Venini although he did design a couple of birds for them in 1966.
My Designlasin is new and pretty extensive so these fruit would be in there (IMHO) if Wirkkala designed them - he is just so well known and documented.
Adam P
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I've been right through the Catalogue Raisonne covering 1921 to 1986 and drawn a blank so I would say 99% wrong for them.
Paul
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Thank you both for looking for me, I think I did the right thing and left them :D
Alot of the glass was signed, and dated, wonder if questionable buys on behalf of the seller, or someone with a glass engraving pen, or some rare pieces?
Will have a more careful and longer look when I go back next time.
Barbara
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Found some Venini fruit pieces from the 1950's, but ALL are signed with the circular acid mark of the period.
Paul