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Title: Purple balluster vases
Post by: Pip on September 01, 2008, 03:43:02 PM

I seem to have come across a plethora of balluster vases recently :-)

These two I've posted together because they are just so similar in colour and finish so I'm thinking they may be related.  I'm not at all sure who made them but I'm leaning loosely towards Reijmyre (just based on a comparison of the colour to a Reijmyre/Tom Moller vase I have).

The first vase is quite big at around 12 inches, whereas the second is a littleun at around 5 inches.  TIA.

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/pips-trip/GMB/IMG_7061.jpg)

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/pips-trip/GMB/IMG_7074.jpg)


(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/pips-trip/GMB/IMG_7096.jpg)

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/pips-trip/GMB/IMG_7098.jpg)

Title: Re: Purple balluster vases
Post by: paradisetrader on September 01, 2008, 03:46:14 PM

Have you looked in Pina: Fire & Sea ?

Title: Re: Purple balluster vases
Post by: Pip on September 01, 2008, 03:48:42 PM

Quote from: paradisetrader on September 01, 2008, 03:46:14 PM

Have you looked in Pina: Fire & Sea ?

Erm... no cos I don't have it yet - everytime I have enough money spare to buy them both something happens - last week it was my washing machine deciding to self-destruct.  I think I shall just have to bite the bullet and buy them (I shall raid my Running Away account).

Title: Re: Purple balluster vases
Post by: Chris Harrison on September 04, 2008, 11:58:03 AM

I have the smaller one (6") in bottle green.
The bloke I bought it from said it was Riihimaki Pompadour, but I was sure that it wasn't anything like.

Title: Re: Purple balluster vases
Post by: Pip on September 04, 2008, 04:08:21 PM

I agree Chris - it's deffo not Riihimaki.

Title: Re: Purple balluster vases
Post by: robert1960 on September 04, 2008, 05:43:44 PM

I believe the first one is Swedish and by Lindshammer-

 there is a tapered version too, and they turn up on eBay as Riihimaki regularly- but aren't.

Title: Re: Purple balluster vases
Post by: Mike M on September 04, 2008, 08:46:42 PM

Sorry to side track this just a little bit, but please can anyone explain what makes a vase a

balluster vase

thanks in advance

Mike

Title: Re: Purple balluster vases
Post by: robert1960 on September 04, 2008, 09:01:38 PM

Hi Mike,
 Baluster is an architectural term for those curvaceous supports for balconies and walls

Balusters

Title: Re: Purple balluster vases
Post by: robert1960 on September 04, 2008, 09:06:20 PM

such as   http://d72566.u31.dexaweb.com/images/Photo%20Glossary/full-baluster.jpg

Title: Re: Purple balluster vases
Post by: Mike M on September 05, 2008, 08:07:18 AM

many thanks

I know a bit about glass but when it comes to such terms I do get lost

Title: Re: Purple balluster vases
Post by: Pip on September 05, 2008, 08:18:55 AM

Cheers Robert, I hadn't thought of Lindshammer but I do agree that it's probably Swedish (hence my original thought it might be Reijmyre) and for explaining the use of the word 'baluster' to Mike :-)