Topic: Unusual black vase, applied white ''snake'' spiral. ID= Słuczan-Orkusz, Poland

[angel2]

Hi, does anyone have any idea who may have produced this curious vase?  Thanks

[glassobsessed]

Does it strike you as fairly modern Ben? I have seen and handled a few similar vases, they all had trails in contrasting colours to the body and were well made. I thought quite recent and given the quality not Chinese, perhaps Poland or somewhere in Eastern Europe.

Do you still have my phone number? Get in touch.

John

[angel2]

Nice one John - yep I've used my mum's GM account.

I thought perhaps modern Polish/Eastern European too so we're on the same page with this.

Fraid I've lost yer numbers 'cause my last phone suddenly stopped working and I hadn't saved contacts to sim. Please send your mob/landline number to benderrynmylo at outlook dot com
Would be good to talk, its been a while.

Cheers, Ben

[glassobsessed]

Better late than never, made in Sweden by Skruf, judging by this one anyway...

John

[rocco]

Interestingly, on this site about an upcoming exhibition on Polish designer Jerzy Słuczan-Orkusz a whole range of vases like this are shown (you have to go to the second photo using the ">" to the right)
https://mnwr.pl/en/upcoming-in-the-pursuit-of-colour-glass-artist-jerzy-sluczan-orkusz-1924-2002/

Michael

[glassobsessed]

That is much better Michael, no wonder I could not find another example searching for Skruf... Just goes to show a single label is not always enough. Guessing that label was moved.

Searching using Słuczan-Orkusz however does show other examples and helps to build a picture of the designers style. Very useful thank you - I occasionally see some of these vases on my travels, will start buying them if they are the right price too.

[catshome]

Thank you for that link Michael......I know there are at least two pieces, in the forty boxes I am working through,  that I now think I can identify!

Just got to find them 😹