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Title: Tiny Bulb Vases...
Post by: Pinkspoons on July 17, 2007, 02:14:07 PM
I've a pair of small Holmegaard bulb vases, c.1980s. But what would they have been used for? They're only 95mm high with a diameter of 45mm and an opening of approx. 25mm.

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Thanks in advance.

(This is more of a technical question than a specifically Scandi one, so it's probably more suited to the main glass board - at least for the time being)
Title: Re: Tiny Bulb Vases...
Post by: Max on July 17, 2007, 02:16:28 PM
Crocuses perhaps?   ???

Title: Re: Tiny Bulb Vases...
Post by: Pinkspoons on July 17, 2007, 02:51:22 PM
I've had a look around t'internet for crocus bulb vases, and I suspect that you're right, Max.  :)
Title: Re: Tiny Bulb Vases...
Post by: Lustrousstone on July 17, 2007, 06:52:54 PM
Or acorns, the Dartington one is an acorn vase. Yours is cute
Title: Re: Tiny Bulb Vases...
Post by: Pinkspoons on July 17, 2007, 07:00:56 PM
Acorns was actually my first consideration, after remembering a conversation about them on here - but I'm not sure if the opening is a little wide at 25mm?

I really like them too, but they're headed straight on to the shop site when I get a chance. I'm trying not to hold on to too much stuff these days.  ;D
Title: Re: Tiny Bulb Vases...
Post by: Ivo on July 17, 2007, 08:54:27 PM
You're right this may be a crocus vase - not acorn or snow drop. Have you managed to document them as Holmegaard or is it an assumption? And if documented, what are they called in Holmegaard terms?

Title: Re: Tiny Bulb Vases...
Post by: Pinkspoons on July 17, 2007, 09:05:40 PM
One of the vases has a later HG label. I'm fairly sure it's not been applied at a later date, and they were sourced within Denmark - although I've not managed to track them down in the scraps of catalogues I've accumulated thus far.