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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Greg. on September 23, 2023, 11:04:49 AM
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Hi All,
Hoping that someone might recognise this tall steel blue cylinder vase, which is clear cased with a conical shaped foot. The clear base has a distinctive inverted spike.
Plenty of age related wear to the base.
Very tall and heavy, measures 40cm tall.
I did wonder if these may have been produced by Aseda especially given the base, however have been unable to find another example.
All thoughts welcome.
Many thanks,
Greg
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Is the base hollow?
That's fairly unusual, but I did have a Reijmyre piece that had a base like that, so they're a possibility too. Here's the old listing of that with some photos.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/725633222/vintage-swedish-reijmyre-tapered-ruby?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details
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Thanks, it's a little hard to make out from the photo. The centre of base is hollow. As you see the spike shape in picture 2, that whole area is hollow.
There are a few Scandinavian makers with indented bases, although the spike shape to this one is slightly different. I think Aseda produced pieces with similar bases from memory.
I'll have a look into Reijmyre, thanks for the suggestion.
I did post it on designlasi a while back, but that was just before the site sadly closed, which was a real shame.
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Check here Greg:
Brown vases on fourth shelf down left hand side - there is one the same shape and I think with the spike bubble but shorter?
http://www.50-talskeramik.se/2013/09/utstallning-aseda.html
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Thanks for taking a look M.
I had a look through the exhibition photos a while back and wasn't sure my vase was shown. Some of the pieces are hard to compare, if I'm looking at the same vase, I think the brown example you mention has a 3 pronged triangular base, whilst mine is completely flat with the central inverted spike ?
There are a couple of other vases shown which also look similar (with a flat base) however, not sure the spike is the same, also some appear to taper slightly towards the top of the vase, whilst mine is completely cylindrical.
I had a scan through one of the mid 70s catalogues and also couldn't see an exact match. I'll have another look around, fingers crossed.
Many thanks,
Greg
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Difficult. I see what you mean about the shape but further on there are some straight cylindrical vases as well - no indents. If that collection is comprehensive to all shapes they made then it's not there but if not, it could be a variation. My hesitation is that yours is so tall. Could it be either a later 'update/iteration' from Aseda, or a look a like? M&S sold some bubble base vases for a while for example:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295920734352?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1bXsGedVTSaewqfUgreFZmg59&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=295920734352&targetid=1816459696765&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9045660&poi=&campaignid=19097601017&mkgroupid=152525099668&rlsatarget=pla-1816459696765&abcId=9303862&merchantid=113478480&gclid=CjwKCAjw38SoBhB6EiwA8EQVLnvbJMUBVEhNwihclFAGRe2QsuzDb3841JXINQioPJNkdYhnYaR_axoCbEQQAvD_BwE
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Pretty sure this vase is Aseda, they did produce oversized versions of some designs, I currently have the 40cm vase shown in the photo here:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,40887.msg226771.html#msg226771
They also produced the same design with variations in the base, could be indented shapes, a bubble or several 'spikes'.
John
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I'm curious about the base of your vase. Is the rim is cut and polished and the base is polished flat as well? Or is it just a very good mold blown base?
I'm going to check my Aseda vases later but I don't think any have a polished flat base. However they also don't have a bubble in the foot so perhaps it was a feature of making that indent?
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Thanks for taking a look John, its quite a heavy piece at just under 3kg. My initial thoughts were Aseda until I couldn't find an exact comparison.
M - I've taken a few extra photos, apologies for the photo quality, had some trouble reducing the file sizes.
The rim is cut and polished with a small bevel and the base is mold blown and not polished flat.
Hope these pictures help a little.
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These IIttala Lappi vases by Erkki Vesanto have a similar indent in the base. The blue Aseda vase has several thin 'spikes' pushed into the base, this design can crop up with a range of base variations.
There is an Aseda vase with the same shape indent as yours in Scandinavaian Glass Fire & Sea, page 27, photo top left of three different Aseda vases with varying holes in the bases, vase in the middle.
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Thank you John, much appreciated.
Interesting to see the Iittala Lappi example. Looking around I've also noticed a range of different base variants with Aseda.
Unfortunately, I don't have the Pina book you reference, it's always been a book I've been thinking of picking up! I'll see if there are any reasonably priced copies going.
Thanks for your help.
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Have sent an email with photo Greg. The image helps to confirm Aseda used a shape like this but does not id your vase as Aseda.
Looking again it also suggests that they used dimple like indents in the sides of some bases - although hard to be certain if that is genuine or an artefact of reflection within that photo.
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Many thanks for the photo John.
I think the shape of my piece might be ever so slightly more cylindrical in comparison, but it is quite close.
I think you are right about the second indent to the side of the base on the book example, I have seen a few others with this feature. I think there are other variations too.
I'll certainly keep an open mind until something concrete turns up, thanks for your help it's much appreciated.