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Title: Are some of the items we think of as Chinese or Romanian from the Ukraine?
Post by: flying free on April 21, 2019, 06:46:27 PM

https://www.allthingsukrainian.com/BlownGlass/Medium%20Vases/Thumb/Page1.php

https://www.allthingsukrainian.com/BlownGlass/Urns/Thumb/Page1.php

https://www.allthingsukrainian.com/BlownGlass/Candlestick_Holder/Thumb/Page1.php

https://www.allthingsukrainian.com/BlownGlass/Large_Vases/Thumb/Page1.php

I had a pale blue vase with a very heavy white interior that I think I put on the board somewhere.  I'm now wondering if it was from Ukraine rather than Chinese as I thought?

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Title: Re: Are some of the items we think of as Chinese or Romanian from the Ukraine?
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 21, 2019, 07:22:07 PM

I don't think I've decided any of those are Chinese or Romanian. Some in the first link I might have thought about Latvia.
But only because I have a Latvian ball vase that is similar. I don't know much about Latvian glass, just have a few bits I picked up from a small shop importing it, some years ago.

Thanks for all these links.  8)
What a great find to share.  :-*

Title: Re: Are some of the items we think of as Chinese or Romanian from the Ukraine?
Post by: flying free on April 21, 2019, 08:23:09 PM

Probably just me Sue -  I think in my head that I've seen quite  a few vases similar to those on the first link and immediately thought likely made in China.  Especially the ones with quite a thick white interior.

Title: Re: Are some of the items we think of as Chinese or Romanian from the Ukraine?
Post by: flying free on April 21, 2019, 08:47:41 PM

There are some really interesting techniques and ideas shown here, on the Ukraine Fashion week page, of glass items:
http://fashionweek.ua/en/news/ukrainian/gunia-project-fw19-20-day-3

I don't know if they are all Ukrainian but I think they must be so.

They remind me a tiny bit of the Jiri Suhajek pieces for B.A.G. but a little more 'rustic' in look if you like:

https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/650569644/vintage-signed-jiri-suhajek-czech

Title: Re: Are some of the items we think of as Chinese or Romanian from the Ukraine?
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 22, 2019, 11:44:48 AM

You have just filled me with unrequitable lust.  :P
I have disconnected myself from the financial monsters. ;D 8) ;D

Title: Re: Are some of the items we think of as Chinese or Romanian from the Ukraine?
Post by: flying free on April 22, 2019, 11:58:26 AM

I do love a good sculpture :) 

That said, the fabulous big pate de verre head on huge pyrex bottle resides in our bedroom as I am terrified of it being damaged.  Wasted really as it needs to be on our kitchen black granite windowsill for effect.  However I cannot trust my family not to accidentally knock it and  break it.

Title: Re: Are some of the items we think of as Chinese or Romanian from the Ukraine?
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 22, 2019, 12:08:13 PM

I've got Yummy (the cast of the purple dog swallowing a woman) in the bathroom window. He's elevated on a plinth in a small recess that lights him up and frames him beautifully. I get to sit down and concentrate on admiring him for a couple of minutes, a few times a day. ;D

Title: Re: Are some of the items we think of as Chinese or Romanian from the Ukraine?
Post by: flying free on October 13, 2020, 08:47:19 PM

Just adding some more contemporary info to this thread on Ukrainian glass:

https://www.glassymposium.org/ukrainian-glass-en.html

Lots of pieces there are not my thing at all but those tall green bottles are fabulous.


And this artist - mainly sculptural but I love this man with a giant glass raindrop on his head - scroll through the photos
http://bilyknazar.com/en/works/dosch/