Topic: Finnish vases for id please.

[Paul S.]

I can find an image of the larger piece, but can't seem to get a name pinned to it  -  but cud very well be Helena Tynell (Riihimaen Lasi)  -  so wud be very grateful for confirmation or otherwise please, and wud interested if this design has a 'name'.     Might the smaller one be from the same source?   Thanks for looking.

[dirk.]

Hi Paul,
The cased one looks like ´Reimari´ by Tamara Aladin; the clear one´s vaguely ringing
a bell - but to no avail yet...  :huh:
http://www.designlasi.com/en/content/reimari-1465-aladin-tamara-en
Regards,
Dirk

[Paul S.]

my sincere thanks Dirk for your helpful reply -  I must admit that Finnish glass is rather growing on me    I see that the colours mentioned for this design are 'clear', 'olive' and 'amber'  -  is the colour of mine supposed to be the colour of a Kalamata? - or is mine something else do you think.
Look forward to your attribution for the clear piece some time, if you do manage to 'run it down' .   thanks   Paul S.   

[glassobsessed]

The clear one is a textured Candleholder from Dartington Glass, so it's English. FT195, designed by Frank Thrower in 1975.
Much under rated, I like that lightly mottled texture.

John

Re the colour of the Tamara Aladin vase, here's a few examples.   

[px]

....."  I see that the colours mentioned for this design are 'clear', 'olive' and 'amber'  -  is the colour of mine supposed to be the colour of a Kalamata? - or is mine something else do you think"........  thanks   Paul S.   

Hmmm... the designlasi.com are withholding information from foreign visitors. They mention only those 3 colours in English, but in Finnish the same vase mentions 6 colours produced. In addition to those John shows in the picture, another "blue", darker I suppose.

[Paul S.]

John  - thanks for the link re other colour examples of the 'Reimari' vase - very attractive.     From pics. of glass that I have looked at for these two designers, it wud seem that Tynell designs are textured (usually), whilst Aladin pieces are usually smooth - and although I'm sure this is not without exception, I must remember that for future, it might help.
I looked at the base of the clear piece - didn't see a 'D', and then forgot to look in the Dartington book :pb: - anyway thanks for that id.

px - thanks, obviously the factory weren't thinking of a Klamata when they chose the olive colour , I wonder which of the colours are the rarest  -  and I guess from what you are saying we now must all learn Finnish!!     cheers             Paul S.

[suzygpr]

"is the colour of mine supposed to be the colour of a Kalamata? "

Kalamata is a city on the Peloponnese, Greece. Kalamata olives are grown there. Just to clarify.

Suzy x

[Paul S.]

Suzy  -  thanks, you obviously have a good knowledge of Greek geography (been out with a lot of blokes called Jason eh?     Apologies, I shud have made myself clearer  -  I was just drawing attention to the fact that olives come in two colours.     Dirk's reply indicated there were three colours for my vase i.e. clear - olive and amber, and since mine wasn't clear or amber, was jokingly guessing that maybe it was being likened to a Kalamata olive - since obviously it wasn't the standard pale olive colour.      There now  -  haven't I just confused everyone (including myself).   cheers   Paul S.

[glassobsessed]

Ok, I'm 100% sure I've seen and eaten olives in way more than two colours......

Paul does your Reimari vase have moulded concentric circles on the base? All mine did and a few other Aladin designs tend to too.    Anyway, so far I have only noticed these concentric circles on her designs and guess they may be a clue to which designs are hers. Bet not all of Aladin's designs carry them though....

John

Argghh, stupid me, there they are at the top of the page. Doh.

[suzygpr]

Can't stand olives, never been out with a Jason - Adonis and Herucles (Herakles) yes - no kidding!  Even knew an Aphrodite!

Suzy x