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Title: help with ID Mid century Scandanavian glass?
Post by: evaelena on May 24, 2013, 05:25:33 AM

Hi everyone, any help in working out what and when these pieces are would be greatly appreciated.

Title: Re: help with ID Mid century Scandanavian glass?
Post by: glassobsessed on May 24, 2013, 08:11:15 AM

Welcome to the board Evaelena.

The blue group in your first photo was retailed until fairly recently by Ikea, they came in a few different colours, sorry not sure where they were made.

Your second group might have been made in Japan, very similar items were made in several countries. Some Japanese examples: http://www.20thcenturyglass.com/glass_encyclopedia/japanese_glass/japaneseglass_home.htm

No idea about your third group.

John

Title: Re: help with ID Mid century Scandanavian glass?
Post by: evaelena on May 24, 2013, 08:13:01 AM

Thanks John, that is so funny - well at least they are Scandanavian ha ha!

Title: Re: help with ID Mid century Scandanavian glass?
Post by: Anne on May 24, 2013, 12:58:39 PM

3rd group are also an IKEA line I think. We see oodles of them in charity shops...

For future queries please would you post one item per topic (you can post a group of same items as one topic too) so rather than one topic this shoul;d really have been three of them. Thanks. :)

Welcome to the board too... if you aren't sure about how anything works or get stuck please feel free to shout. :)

Title: Re: help with ID Mid century Scandanavian glass?
Post by: NMott on May 24, 2013, 10:26:09 PM

Quote from: evaelena on May 24, 2013, 08:13:01 AM

Thanks John, that is so funny - well at least they are Scandanavian ha ha!

Not really. Ikea import from China.

Title: Re: help with ID Mid century Scandanavian glass?
Post by: jomo99 on May 24, 2013, 11:09:12 PM

  Hi Evaelena and a very warm welcome to the board from wet and cold England!!! All 3 of your groups are/were retailed by Ikea. Sources for these could be China, Poland or India!!!


                      Warmest Wishes,

                             John

Title: Re: help with ID Mid century Scandanavian glass?
Post by: evaelena on May 24, 2013, 11:11:53 PM

Well there you go! Not even Scandanavian - but the designs are Scando at least! Thank you so much John , now I know!

Title: Re: help with ID Mid century Scandanavian glass?
Post by: jomo99 on May 24, 2013, 11:50:37 PM

 The Ikea way of thinking is very different to most, they decide on an item to manufacture, choose a retail price range then approach a designer to design within that price! therefore the price drives the design rather than the design deciding the price. I shop at Ikea regularly to 'dress' property for rent and sale on behalf of my cousin and therefore my budget decides my shop!LOL! hope this helps.

                                  Warmest Wishes,

                                      John

Title: Re: help with ID Mid century Scandanavian glass?
Post by: kane_u_pain on May 27, 2013, 03:42:19 AM

The blue one in the second group could possibly be Japanese from the late 60's to 70's. I have owned a few of them.

I am hoping you didn't buy that one recently from ebay.com.au at an extremely high price!

Title: Re: help with ID Mid century Scandanavian glass?
Post by: evaelena on May 27, 2013, 03:52:31 AM

Thank you for the input! No I bought all of them at various garage sales.

Title: Re: help with ID Mid century Scandanavian glass?
Post by: kisslikeether on May 27, 2013, 05:30:16 PM

The first group are from the 'Salong' range.
IKEA did used to have a glassworks in Almhult Sweden but most of their production is now done in Poland.