Glass Message Board

Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: jonchellycain on May 21, 2009, 09:11:28 AM

Title: pretty little signed vase possible scandinavian..any ideas on I.D?
Post by: jonchellycain on May 21, 2009, 09:11:28 AM

Hi there
another little boot sale find, picked this up for 50p, it was completely covered in candle wax but could just see that there was something on the base.. it has what appears to be three/ maybe four letters 1874 (maybe 1974, but looks much more like 1874 so doubt its the date ;D) then two/three more letters...ah hang there maybe a different formation as there are commars between letters
at a pushed guess?
oz n, 1874, n3             07,h,1874,n3
I am guessing its scandinavian, orrefors, kosta something along that line?
Im really not great with the scandinavian glass, so any help would be much apreciated
The vase is round in shape with a 6 sided opening at the top, with an interanal lobed optic effect following the shape of the opening, quite heavy surface wear to the base stands at 8.5cms tall, 8.5 diameter weight 455g heavy for size.
Also jsut for fun more than anything me and my partner are having a 'heated' debate as to the bird on the front..i think its a phoenix, he says its a bird of paradise..what do you think??
many thanks
jonchellycain

Title: Re: pretty little signed vase possible scandinavian..any ideas on I.D?
Post by: jonchellycain on May 21, 2009, 09:14:46 AM

Please bare with me i seem to be having a problem getting pictures to upload

Title: Re: pretty little signed vase possible scandinavian..any ideas on I.D?
Post by: jonchellycain on May 21, 2009, 09:16:05 AM

another picture

Title: Re: pretty little signed vase possible scandinavian..any ideas on I.D?
Post by: jonchellycain on May 21, 2009, 09:17:37 AM

i will get there eventually  :ac1:

Title: Re: pretty little signed vase possible scandinavian..any ideas on I.D?
Post by: Della on May 21, 2009, 09:25:58 AM

Hi Chelly,

http://www.great-glass.co.uk/glass%20notes/swedish.htm

It is Orrefors. If it is an H it will probably be by Edward Hald.

Nice piece  :D

Della
xx

Title: Re: pretty little signed vase possible scandinavian..any ideas on I.D?
Post by: jonchellycain on May 21, 2009, 03:20:02 PM

hiya cheers for that, imnot to hot on the orrefors stuff, you have to be a brain of britain to work out there coding systems too :D
chelly

Title: Re: pretty little signed vase possible scandinavian..any ideas on I.D?
Post by: langhaugh on May 22, 2009, 06:59:56 AM

Hi: It is definitely Hald and it was designed before WWII. Prosaic me thought it was goose, but, on looking more closely, it could be something more exotic.

David

Title: Re: pretty little signed vase possible scandinavian..any ideas on I.D?
Post by: jonchellycain on May 22, 2009, 08:41:21 AM

ohhhh lovely thanks for that david, so has a bit of age to it then..

Title: Re: pretty little signed vase possible scandinavian..any ideas on I.D?
Post by: jonchellycain on June 05, 2009, 01:29:03 PM

sold for £41 last night on ebay so good result thanks for the help everybody