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Title: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: glassobsessed on February 20, 2011, 10:32:45 PM

I have seen one of these before in blue cased in clear, the seller had it described as designed by Vladislav Urban but at the time could not tell me where their info came from. Anyway, I have my doubts about that so does anyone have any other ideas?

Sorry, photos not the best, thick heavy glass, the deeply moulded pattern varies on each face, flat moulded base, the rim is cut and polished nicely. 12cm tall.

Thanks.
John

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: flying free on February 20, 2011, 10:41:22 PM

for some reason I thought this was Scandinavian especially when you said blue..... Ruda maybe? I'll have a look around.  Is it definitely Czechoslovakian? Oh I'm thinking Josef Schott for Smalandshyttan?  Are you?
m

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: glassobsessed on February 20, 2011, 10:48:25 PM

I am generally and in this case specifically, clueless.  ;D

John

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: flying free on February 20, 2011, 10:56:11 PM

check out the Starkeld site - they have one listed. 
I haven't checked to see if it is the same though, sorry.
m

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: glassobsessed on February 20, 2011, 10:58:50 PM

Interesting, you may be right, googling Josef Schott and Smalandshyttan does bring up one like this in blue and a couple of similar examples. Now where did they get their info from? I see no labels yet though.....

John

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: glassobsessed on February 20, 2011, 11:01:55 PM

Yes, that one is labelled! http://www.starkeld.com/showprod3.asp?cat=322
About a third of the way down the page.

Thank you Michelle.

John

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: flying free on February 20, 2011, 11:15:28 PM

Your welcome  :or:

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: flying free on February 20, 2011, 11:22:27 PM

John on the clear ones on their site it says 'labelled and impressed in the glass'.  Is your's impressed somewhere maybe?
m

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: Cathy B on February 20, 2011, 11:28:39 PM

Yes, and your one is the clear vase on the site almost at the bottom. The ones higher up (blue and cinnamon) are different patterns.

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: glassobsessed on February 20, 2011, 11:38:10 PM

You can see it in the third photo too, the design impressed into this one is ever so slightly different to the one in that photo and after a careful look this vase definitely does not have Schott impressed anywhere.

John

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: flying free on February 21, 2011, 12:41:43 AM

I meant yours of course, not your's  ;D
ah, I wonder how come they have an impressed mark then on the ones on the site?
m

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: Jindra8526 on February 21, 2011, 01:12:58 AM

Not cs glass I suppose. But surely not Urban.
JINDRICH
www.cs-sklo.cz

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: glassobsessed on February 21, 2011, 07:53:15 AM

Thanks Jindrich.

They used more than one set of moulds and they were not identical, this is not unusual, moulds can get worn, lost, damaged, etc. The differences I can see (to the clear version on that site) are so tiny that I have no doubts that this one is from Smalandshyttan.

John

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: dirk. on February 21, 2011, 05:44:11 PM

Michael (rocco) just posted this link. There´s the vase, when you scroll down:
http://www.starkeld.com/showprod3.asp?cat=322

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: flying free on February 21, 2011, 08:14:53 PM

yes that 's the one Dirk.
m

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: glassobsessed on February 21, 2011, 11:45:53 PM

I will take some more photos for comparison.

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: glassobsessed on March 01, 2011, 04:29:39 PM

Comparing this vase with the one on Starkheld (shown there with 3 photos), front and back match but there is a difference in the pattern of five raised dots one one side. It has been made wider on this vase as it also fills the space taken up by SCHOTT on the other vase.

Thanks again M. :hiclp:

John

Title: Re: Vase with abstract design, not Vladislav Urban, is it Czech or Scandinavian, or?
Post by: flying free on March 01, 2011, 05:06:30 PM

Your welcome  :or:  I love those vases, especially the blue.
m