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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

Title: Quick question, did Tapio..........
Post by: BJB on January 26, 2006, 02:58:46 PM: .......... 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
Title: Quick question, did Tapio..........
Post by: chuggy on January 26, 2006, 03:34:17 PM: 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
Title: Quick question, did Tapio..........
Post by: BJB on January 26, 2006, 03:39:53 PM: 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
Title: Quick question, did Tapio..........
Post by: David555 on January 26, 2006, 11:44:52 PM: 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
Title: Quick question, did Tapio..........
Post by: chuggy on January 27, 2006, 06:32:53 PM: 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
Title: Quick question, did Tapio..........
Post by: BJB on January 28, 2006, 03:36:07 PM: 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
Title: Quick question, did Tapio..........
Post by: chuggy on January 30, 2006, 08:21:13 AM: Found some Venini fruit pieces from the 1950's, but ALL are signed with the circular acid mark of the period.
Paul