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Title: Swedish art glass?
Post by: Ph on December 27, 2018, 03:20:55 PM

Hi,
This very large and heavy vase was part of a job lot I bought recently in a local auction. It was described as Swedish art glass and weighs just over 6kg. It has a very faint green colour swirl through the middle that glows under UV light (uranium?). Please see attached photos. Any ideas where it comes from? Many thanks in advance.
Petra

Title: Re: Swedish art glass?
Post by: SveziaJonas on December 27, 2018, 07:14:50 PM

I don't recognise it as Swedish, have not seen any alike it.
Maybe Danish, In Denmark you have Holmegaard, maybe you can find anything there.
Try Cigar Ashtray Holmegaard. Holmegaard beak vase

Title: Re: Swedish art glass?
Post by: glassobsessed on December 28, 2018, 05:09:38 PM

China would be my bet.

John

Title: Re: Swedish art glass?
Post by: SveziaJonas on December 28, 2018, 05:47:45 PM

Could be..but it looks like some objects from Per Lutken, Holmegaard
Jonas

Title: Re: Swedish art glass?
Post by: chopin-liszt on December 28, 2018, 07:14:45 PM

I'd be thinking China, given how much they've improved recently, or failing that, Beranek.

(But my guts assume Beranek every time they see a spiral of colour inside something. :-[ )

I rather suspect the green "glow" comes from a manganese decolourant used in the batch.

Title: Re: Swedish art glass?
Post by: Lustrousstone on December 28, 2018, 08:33:48 PM

Can we have more photos (including a base) against a plain white background with minimal reflections please. It's impossible to see what you have

Title: Re: Swedish art glass?
Post by: SveziaJonas on December 28, 2018, 09:06:29 PM

Swedish glass and Murano are my intrest, not Danish glass

Why I first thougt Danish was of the Holmegaard Flamingo series.
I have not found anything like the one with the spiral but when looking at internet some Holmegaard objects has uranium in the glass.
Maybe it is Chinese, as you say they gets better and better.

/Jonas

https://www.google.se/search?q=holmegaard+orchid+vase+flamingo&client=safari&hl=sv&prmd=ismvn&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&fir=MYaLfLJx1u7fZM%253A%252CK1ZDdeSSPDexhM%252C_%253BKnNwjkvd29bL9M%253A%252C9FbPgPt_vCR9jM%252C_%253BZ4m0LnWnRXrieM%253A%252C7U4MXNQukECkfM%252C_%253BKJJE8OevhywN4M%253A%252CyNsmD3ZFzvNXYM%252C_%253BoMiUYAQmXdJsXM%253A%252CVAJJNqSqDxu3hM%252C_%253BrD_uUV6bBtgbLM%253A%252CbGixP5T6a2MjzM%252C_%253B_kmJjqTpqCN6DM%253A%252CkPirKK3snCwLEM%252C_%253BOKSV-hjEGhKuiM%253A%252CkPirKK3snCwLEM%252C_%253B-NCNXg1G_sWHDM%253A%252C9MNNBTmG_aZ85M%252C_%253BkJSQXCbdLSgKPM%253A%252C-uS17K8a9f0U7M%252C_&usg=AI4_-kQIh_isQsZLBqhCKsX63rrLdYHmAw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN0sLvs8PfAhVL3SwKHck1BkoQ7Al6BAgJEAI&biw=375&bih=559

Title: Re: Swedish art glass?
Post by: Ph on December 29, 2018, 03:11:15 AM

Thank you all, interesting, I'll supply some more photos tomorrow, including the base.. 😉
It is completely unmarked and I don't the vase is very old judging from only minimal wear at the base despite it's enormous weight.
Petra 😁

Title: Re: Swedish art glass?
Post by: Pinkspoons on December 29, 2018, 04:08:49 PM

It's definitely not Holmegaard, sorry.

Title: Re: Swedish art glass?
Post by: Ph on January 17, 2019, 03:54:13 PM

More photos of my 'Chinese' ??? vase as requested, apologies for the delay😉. Thank you all! Petra