Topic: biomorphic sommerso bowl any clues? IKEA repro?

[scavo]

I've posted a few different sommerso freeforms lately and am getting used to them being generic.

I've also learnt that IKEA bought in some - or perhaps commissioned them - but not the same as I've seen so far (?)

Today's find has a slightly different base to the others I've shown.
the base seems to be inverted, but not like a polished pontil. The base is polished flat and the edges are beveled.

Aprox 8" high and 7 across.

[glassobsessed]

Very tricky to find a maker for this one, Bayel may be another possibility. A fairly generic shape these days, it may have been inspired by Paul Kedelv's designs for Flygsfors.

John

[scavo]

I certainly agree to the 'inspired by' but I don't think there is enough weight to be the real thing. I suspected French and back in the 1980s that used to be the general consensus. I didn't know the name so thanks for dropping that one in. I did a search and found another I have so that is a possible ID I wasn't expecting. The photo of the base to mine is not very illustrative of the real thing but it is very much like this http://www.botterweg.com/Auction/Bid/tabid/59/auctionid/13/lotid/2654/language/en-US/Default.aspx without the etch.

Thanks, that two strongly possible birds with one stone.

[scavo]

Lovely MOD could you pls add 'is it Bayel?' to the title and possibly remove the IKEA. Thank you. You are so nice!

[adam20]

I don't think this is IKEA - I agree it is very difficult to attribute, I have a fair few such forms - The shape is Murano like but the colour is a bit Scandi - I have one form similar but with different colours that turned out to Davidsons of UK and anothet that was ICET - though I'm not suggesting yours is.

Adam

[scavo]

I've though about Davidsons for another piece I have asked about on here. The base is kind of similar to those done by Bayel.