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Title: Holmegaard?
Post by: neil53 on October 23, 2023, 11:59:26 AM

Hi, anybody know if this is Holmegaard or somebody else?

The vase was blown in powder blue glass with an engraved flower to one external surface, and is roughly in the shape of a true baluster with an asymmetric rim.  It measures 8 cm (3.2 inches) in width at its widest point. It ends in a base which is plain save for a polished out pontil mark.  The vase is 24.5 cm (9.8 inches) in height.  There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any obvious evidence of restoration. 

It weighs in at 1.24 kg. (~ 2 lb. 12 oz.).
Description -

Title: Re: Holmegaard?
Post by: Anne E.B. on October 23, 2023, 01:02:04 PM

I think it could more likely be Kosta Boda, who made vases in ice blue with etched motifs.  I don't think Holmegaard ever etched pieces.

Title: Re: Holmegaard?
Post by: neil53 on October 23, 2023, 01:16:48 PM

Thanks Anne, it was the shade of blue which made me think of Holmegaard.  I hadn't thought of Kosta.  It is unsigned and most Kosta pieces are signed I believe.  I'll take another look.  Kind regards, Neil

Title: Re: Holmegaard?
Post by: Lustrousstone on October 23, 2023, 06:12:52 PM

It could be John Airlie, Kirkhill Glass

Title: Re: Holmegaard?
Post by: neil53 on November 05, 2023, 05:17:09 PM

Thanks for the input.  I'm sorry for the later reply but I've had emergency issues with the house.   I think that Per Lutken did design engraved items for Holmegaard although I haven't had any myself.  As for John Airlie I can't find anything like this vase in the online images available for his work.  I'll try to dig deeper and see what I can come up with.  Kind regards, Neil

Title: Re: Holmegaard?
Post by: glassobsessed on November 05, 2023, 08:06:42 PM

Zelezny Brod Sklo looks possible, style of engraving too.

John

Title: Re: Holmegaard?
Post by: neil53 on November 06, 2023, 05:25:34 PM

Thank you John, it does have lines that might be Klinger or one of his contemporaries but I still think it’s probably Scandinavian. I’ll take a look at ZB glass as well though. Kind regards, Neil

Title: Re: Holmegaard?
Post by: glassobsessed on November 07, 2023, 09:18:13 AM

The use of two colours with the almost idiosyncratic blob of grey towards the bottom of your vase is very ZBS, you can see a theme running through the first 8 examples here:
https://www.20thcenturyglass.com/glass_encyclopedia/bohemian_glass/zeleznybrod_glass/

The engraved flowers on a couple are in the same style as well. ZBS produced many combinations of shape and colour in this fashion, I had a couple of vases last year that were oversized and in an unusual (in my experience) colour combination of brown and yellow uranium. Yours was made by ZBS, no doubt as far as I am concerned.

Title: Re: Holmegaard?
Post by: ahremck on November 07, 2023, 10:18:50 AM

There were other makers who used blue glass in Sweden.  Strombergshyttan for instance.  I have a Johansfors in that blue as well.  Orrefors did do blue vases as well - Stella Polaris was in blue.

Ross

Title: Re: Holmegaard?
Post by: glassobsessed on November 08, 2023, 08:03:47 AM

Did either of those companies use two colours in this fashion?

Title: Re: Holmegaard?
Post by: neil53 on November 14, 2023, 12:55:51 PM

Hi, once again apologies for the late reply.

I'm not sure that the grey glass blob at the base of the vase exists.  I think the shadow at the base of the vase is caused by wear.  To my eye (and I don't have particularly very good vision anymore so may be wrong) the vase appears to be monochrome.  If I get a chance I'll try to rephotograph it and post the new images.  Looking down through the vase from the top there appears to be no change in colour.

I'll continue to research ZB when I get a chance as well as the Scandi makers and report back when I can.

Thanks to all for taking the time out to comment! :-)