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Title: purple glass pot/vase
Post by: woodie on July 18, 2009, 01:02:24 PM

Hi again, thought this mught be orrefors but can not find anything similar? 6inches, weight 1.2kg.
Thank you

Title: Re: purple glass pot/vase
Post by: glassobsessed on July 18, 2009, 02:47:01 PM

The shape is similar to this Kosta Boda vase but the purple colour does not seem right, I could well be wrong about the colour though.

Size and weight are about right too.

John.

Title: Re: purple glass pot/vase
Post by: woodie on July 20, 2009, 12:53:20 PM

Hello,
it does look exactly the same, but do Kosta not make purple ones then?  if not is there anything else it could be?
Thank you

Title: Re: purple glass pot/vase
Post by: glassobsessed on July 20, 2009, 01:18:56 PM

It is not a colour that I associate so much with Scandinavian glass but there are generally exceptions to every 'rule'. Strombergshyttan certainly used the colour and I would guess others did and it looks as though Kosta Boda did too!

If it was mine I would certainly call it Kosta Boda, I had my green one for two years not knowing who made it. Then I saw another one with the maker's sticker still on it and I was a happy glass nerd. ;D

I think the base of mine had a polished pontil (I sold it so I am having to rely on my addled brain).

John.

Title: Re: purple glass pot/vase
Post by: woodie on July 20, 2009, 02:09:16 PM

Hi John
Yes it does have a polished circular pontil mark, well I hope it is Kosta, really nice piece so that is just a bonus.
Thank you