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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Anik R on June 05, 2011, 07:33:43 AM
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I'm hoping that someone will be able to help in identifying my vase... please.
Though it's only 11cm tall and 12cm wide, the piece weighs 1233g... It's very sculptural, as you can see from my photos. The base is smooth, shiny and slightly concave. There is a lot of of wear to it.
I think it's a wonderful item... heavy, thick, fluid yet tactile. :) As always, all ideas and comments are welcomed and appreciated.
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OK, I'll be the first to throw my hat into the ring......it's ringing bells as being Leerdam and designed by A D Copier.
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Nigel
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Hi Nigel,
Thank you for taking the time to reply. Dutch never crossed my mind, though I did think German was a strong possibility. I've googled Leerdam, and searched this site http://www.hogelandshoeve.nl/ but haven't come up with any match... yet. :)
Could a kind moderator add "Dutch?" to my subject line to attract more views, please?
Thank you, again.
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Have you tried the Dutch glass museum search?
http://www.nationaalglasmuseum.nl/
At the top of the page, where it says "zoek in de collectie van het museum" you can fill in your search terms (in Dutch).
If you click one below the open space, on 'uitgebreid zoeken', you enter the extensive search module. You can refine your search by designer, period or type of object (in this case, your object is a 'vaas'.
Personally, I'm not sure it's Copier or Leerdam (but I don't know that much about Dutch glass). It's a bit ... curvy. It could be Scandinavian or German, or perhaps even French.
If it is Dutch, luckily there are other people on this forum much more qualified to have an opinion :)
Astrid
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Astrid, thank you for your help. I've taken a look at the link and looked at the 2275 pieces under 'vaas', but unfortunately did not find my vase. :usd:
Though I do realize I should know better by now, I don't know how to adequately describe my vase in order to refine my search. 'Smoky sculptural vase' has not got me very far. :spls: Could someone provide me with a better description, please?
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I don't think it is Leerdam.
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Quite happy to bow to Ivo's knowledge, especially since I was only dredging up something in the corner of my mind. Maybe I didn't make that clear enough?? My apologies.
Nigel
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Ivo, thank you for taking the time to look -- I was secretly hoping you would. :-[
Nigel, what on earth are you apologizing for? It was clear that you were making a suggestion... and that suggestion was and is greatly appreciated. :kissy:
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Despite my search for any glass vase 'optic' or 'scultural', I still haven't been able to find this piece. So a little nudge, please...
Thank you.
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I thought I'd give this one another try... all help and suggestions appreciated. :)
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How about Stromberg? only a guess tho because of shape and colour , but not sure about concave base . :-\
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All the Stromberg I know of is of a very recognizable pale blue clear crystal. I have no idea if they manufactured smoke coloured pieces at any time.
Astrid
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Anik I do not believe it to be Stromberg - they seemed to mark well and are mainly pale blue or clear - but not always. I have crackeld glass vase with a greenish tinge.
My "Gut" feeling is that it may be from a Czech source - very fluid designs seem to be a specialty of some Czech designers.
The colour seems quite Danish but I am would expect someone like Peter Harder to have commented if that were so.
Ross
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The Journal of the Glass Association volume 8 is full of that smoke coloured glass in the Elfverson catalogue of Stromberg glass
most unsigned particularly the Dunne Cooke items but mine is out on loan at the moment .
Does anyone else have it , how about you Nigel ? It was just a tiny inkling . :cry:
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Thank you for your replies. I thought Czech could have been a possibility, but only because I bought it at the market from a Slovakian man who only had Czech pieces. I've googled and re-googled all the suggestions, but am still clueless.
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One last try... thank you. :)