Wow 3 replies!!! Thank you!!!! :
Here is a boring bit about me!
I have been collecting glass for over 20 years. I am not (wasn't) into collecting any one make or designer. I bought what I liked or I thought was cheap. This ranges from small Whitefriars Beak vases, teardrop vases (of which I have about 200), to whatever took my interest. So I have about 1,000 pieces of glass and that included about 5-6 pieces of Riihimaki.
Then one day I was bored and by chance I saw a picture of 3 shelves of olive green Riihimaki glass, and I thought WOW! I was totally hooked and I thought I would love to have a collection like that. (I am sure someone will know the picture I saw).
Then by chance I got into contact with someone 2/3 months ago who had a collection of Riihimaki glass (200 pieces), which he said he was willing to sell. I thought it was too good an opportunity to miss. So I bought the collection! In fact since then I have already added about 20 more pieces to the collection including 3 Polaris, 2 Kehra, 2 Paraati, 3 Puisto, and I think another 5 or 6 others. But I have already lost count
My aim for 2017 is to buy 200 more piece of Riihimaki! (no duplicates to what I have already got) and to unbox all the pieces i have got and put them up on display at home. So that is a bit of info about me! (boring)!!!
So in order Essi (Tim) I live in near Tunbridge Wells in East Sussex. IF this isn't against he rules of the forum, look for Birdbrook Farm Shop in Stonegate then you have found me (if it is against the rules SORRY)! :-(
Ahremck (Ross) Thank you for the list Ross The first one I have tried to contact by email but they don't reply also and I find it VERY annoying you only find out a piece has been sold once you click on the item. Also their catalogue makes you wade through pages of china. BUT the fact they don't reply is the most annoying part as there is no point in trying to buy a piece to then find the shipping costs more than the item. I think i have looked at a couple of others on the list 20th Century Glass and??? BUT I might have used them while looking for other bits of glass and not Riihimaki. I will have a look at the other links you sent me (Thank you)!!
Here is a question for the group. How many different pieces of glass do you think were made by Riihimaki. in design AND colour variation? So just picking on the Kehra, how many colours was it made in? then go through the other pieces like Polaris, and vase 1561, vase 1562 etc? I know no one will have the correct answer, BUT it might make people think :-)
Thanks once again for the replies, and if I don't reply to your message for a few days, its because I might be doing things to some of my ducks on our farm! :-)
Best Wishes,
Paul