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Title: Scandinavian?
Post by: adam20 on February 11, 2013, 10:29:29 AM

This feels and looks like Orrefors, Johansfors etc. not marked to base, flat polished. 6" high and of thick glass. Any ideas?

Adam

Title: Re: Scandinavian?
Post by: kisslikeether on February 12, 2013, 02:06:51 PM

Does look very Orrefors I have a Palmqvist piece with Lily of the Valley on which is the same shape.

Title: Re: Scandinavian?
Post by: adam20 on February 18, 2013, 03:50:48 PM

I wonder why it's not signed. I was sure Orrefors always signed. It's a lovely little piece.

Adam

Title: Re: Scandinavian?
Post by: jakgene on February 21, 2013, 10:55:30 AM

Now that does look like Orrefors, I have several of those smaller vases - they are lovely.  Mine I think are all signed, but I am sure they all could not have been.

regards

Jackie

Title: Re: Scandinavian?
Post by: ahremck on February 23, 2013, 10:29:17 AM

Apparently many of the small Swedish glassworks that specialised in engraving clear glass bought their blanks form Orrefors, Kosta, etc. - the larger actual makers.  They then would normally affix a paper label for cost reasons one presumes.

Here are some photos of an example from my collection which would have been created this way.

Ross