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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Belgium and the Netherlands Glass => Topic started by: Ivo on September 12, 2007, 05:49:19 PM

Title: Danish or Dutch? ID = Leerdam
Post by: Ivo on September 12, 2007, 05:49:19 PM

Item at hand:
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-8455

Unsigned, polished pontil and polished stand - a combination usual in Leerdam glass. My first hunch is Holmegaard Lütken. My second impulse is Leerdam Meijdam. We see lots of Meijdam here and it always looks like someone else's work from the year before. I guess he was easily "inspired".

Thoughts, anyone?

Title: Re: Danish or Dutch?
Post by: Max on September 12, 2007, 06:10:54 PM

Naturally, my first thought was Lutken too...so it's probably over to Nic for assistance.  :)

Title: Re: Danish or Dutch?
Post by: Pinkspoons on September 12, 2007, 06:56:30 PM

I would say probably not Holmegaard - the shape looks too squat, and the base too broad. It's hard to make out the colour - it looks like a smokey blue?

Title: Re: Danish or Dutch?
Post by: Ivo on September 12, 2007, 08:01:44 PM

Yes it is a bluish smoke - I'll have to compare it to other known items in daylight.

Title: Re: Danish or Dutch?
Post by: Pinkspoons on September 12, 2007, 08:55:30 PM

Ah, definitely not Holmegaard then.

Title: Re: Danish or Dutch?
Post by: Ivo on September 13, 2007, 10:30:50 AM

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-8461

this may give a better colour comparison. 

Title: Re: Danish or Dutch?
Post by: vidrioguapo on September 14, 2007, 08:57:51 AM

Hi.  I have one exactly the same and was told by a Dutch dealer that it is Leerdam, he didn't give a designer though.  Emmi

Title: Re: Danish or Dutch?
Post by: Ivo on September 14, 2007, 11:20:04 AM

Floris Meijdam is the designer.