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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Scandinavian Glass => Topic started by: D-4-Delphis on April 22, 2013, 10:07:07 AM

Title: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase. ID = Björkshult
Post by: D-4-Delphis on April 22, 2013, 10:07:07 AM

Please can anybody help me identify this beautiful bottle type vase that I recently purchased... It has a smoked grey finish, smooth round polished pontil and square central section depicting a  raised face on either side, one male and one female very much in the Eric Hoglund style... Vase measures 225mm in height and has a textured bark like lower section... It is a beautiful piece and feels very Scandinavian to me... Would it have originally had a stopper?  Any input would be much appreciated... Many thanks... David

Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: Greg. on April 22, 2013, 10:34:08 AM

Alsterfors may be worth looking into, reminds me a little of some Per Olof Strom designs.....

Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: David E on April 22, 2013, 11:32:40 AM

(and welcome to the GMB!)  ;)

Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: D-4-Delphis on April 23, 2013, 10:15:19 AM

Thanks for that David... I checked online but couldn't find anything similar... Appreciate your input... I'll keep searching :)

Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: D-4-Delphis on April 23, 2013, 10:16:40 AM

Thanks Greg.... I'll keep searching :)

Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: Greg. on April 23, 2013, 12:24:03 PM

 :) Your welcome, your vase reminded me originally of this Alsterfors piece, although I haven't seen the same design as on your vase before. I'm sure someone will recognise in due course, its quite a distinctive design.

http://www.20thcenturyglass.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=66_83&products_id=4720&zenid=d6faab8eb15bf266966f9024919dcf81

Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: glassobsessed on April 23, 2013, 07:13:52 PM

Can you get some more detail in a couple of photos, one that shows a face - try turning the bottle a fraction and another showing the base clearly?

John

Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: D-4-Delphis on April 24, 2013, 09:17:59 PM

Once again Greg... Thanks for the input... Kind regards... David

Hi John, I've has another go with the pictures  :)

Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: glassobsessed on April 25, 2013, 08:25:59 AM

Thanks, the new photos are better - now I can see clearly that I don't know. :D

One possibility might include Wiktor Berndt who produced designs in a naive or primitive style for Flygsfors.

John

Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: flying free on April 25, 2013, 05:03:16 PM

John, who did those mugs with cartoon people on?  it wasn't Hoglund - I think it was a Bjorn someone or someone beginning with B? And it escapes me who the factory was for as well.
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Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: flying free on April 25, 2013, 05:06:53 PM

not what I was thinking of but apparently this decanter was Bjorkhult
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,18763.msg114642.html#msg114642

Skruf - Bengt Edenfalk is what I was thinking of - maybe Skruf as a possibility
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Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: glassobsessed on April 25, 2013, 06:01:00 PM

These? http://precisensan.com/antikforum/showthread.php?15352-Erik-H%F6glund&p=146856&viewfull=1#post146856

Apparently Edenfalk for Skruf that one.

Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: flying free on April 25, 2013, 06:15:06 PM

yes :) I remembered it and added above once I'd posted.
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Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: flying free on April 28, 2013, 11:36:00 PM

I spelled Bjorkshult without the S in in my post above - and there is a brown figurative bottle on this site if you scroll down.

http://www.20thcenturygeometrics.co.uk/phdi/p1.nsf/supppages/3628?opendocument&part=2

and also on here
http://pafemtevaningen.com/store/glass/bjorkshult-750-sekset/
I think that's a definite possible for your bottle?

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Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: D-4-Delphis on April 28, 2013, 11:46:21 PM

Brilliant... That's it in brown... Thank you both so much for all the help... David :)

Title: Re: Help Needed To Identify Eric Hoglund Like Bottle Vase
Post by: flying free on April 28, 2013, 11:53:08 PM

you're welcome :)
according to the information on http://pafemtevaningen.com/store/glass/bjorkshult-750-sekset/
  it was designed by Carl Einar Borgström
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