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Title: 4kg Ice bucket & six glasses, heavily textured. Iittala?
Post by: Della on March 03, 2007, 04:16:43 PM

Hi all,

Could anyone enlighten me as to who designed/made this set? The ice bucket/punch bucket? weighs over 4kg! All are very heavily textured.
I thought maybe Iittala, but I cannot find anything to confirm/denounce my thoughts anywhere.
Ice bucket is 10 3/4" in height and the glasses 4"
All help and thoughts are greatly appreciated.

(http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10026/thumb_punchset.jpg) (http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-5415)
Click to enlarge.

Title: Re: 4kg Ice bucket & six glasses, heavily textured. Iittala?
Post by: josordoni on March 03, 2007, 06:01:05 PM

The little stems look like Ultima Thule, but I can't find that shape or the ice bucket...

still looking....

Title: Re: 4kg Ice bucket & six glasses, heavily textured. Iittala?
Post by: Sklounion on March 03, 2007, 07:29:14 PM

Hi Della,
Elimination process here, but it is not "Boutique" by Panek, for SU.
I think you are looking at the right area, Scandinavia.
Regards,
Marcus

Title: Re: 4kg Ice bucket & six glasses, heavily textured. Iittala?
Post by: Cathy B on March 03, 2007, 08:44:04 PM

Stems are definitely not Ultima Thule. http://www.finnishgifts.com/iittala-ultima-thule.html
(Mum has collected Iittala for years.)

Title: Re: 4kg Ice bucket & six glasses, heavily textured. Iittala?
Post by: Della on March 04, 2007, 04:33:56 PM

Thanks for the input  :D I have looked very closely at the glasses. Almos impossible to see any markings because of the density of the pattern, but I have found that each of the glasses has a different, single  number impressed on the inside of the foot.

My question now is: Are the French the only ones to practise the impressing of numbers, or did other countries do this also?

Sorry if this seems a dumb question, but if you don't know the answer to something, trying to find out an answer seems the most sensible thing to do.  :-X

Title: Re: 4kg Ice bucket & six glasses, heavily textured. Iittala?
Post by: Ivo on March 04, 2007, 06:49:12 PM

I think the set could be Oberglas, Austria. Impressed mould numbers point at an automated manufacturing process, so you're not looking for a small outfit.

Title: Re: 4kg Ice bucket & six glasses, heavily textured. Iittala?
Post by: Della on March 05, 2007, 09:03:15 AM

Aha, that is where I recognise the pattern from {{{{lightbulb}}}} I once had a bottle, which you kindly identified for me as being Oberglas or Italian, Ivo. It had the same 'flame' kind of pattern on it.
Thank you, again, Ivo  ;D