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Arabia Lustre Glaze Vase (Finland), 1917-1927

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    Posted 10 years ago

    jensen
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    Founded in 1874, originally as a subsidiary of the Swedish Rörstrand, Arabia became an independent Finnish company in 1916, producing high-quality porcelain and stoneware to this day. The company is probably mostly known for its colorful 1960’s jam pots (the ‘Pomona’ line), the dark blue/purple ‘Valencia’ line designed by Ulla Procopé (1921-1968) in 1961 and the dark brown ‘Ruska’ also designed by Ulla Procopé (also in 1961) - apart from the more recent ‘Moomin’. The ‘Ruska’ stoneware is interesting – until relatively recently it was the kind of pottery nobody (at least here) would touch with a ten-foot pole: it was simply too brown, too 1960’s. But now, as the result of the retro wave it is suddenly fashionable again. Recently I had dinner in a very hip and trendy restaurant where coffee was served in Ruska cups!

    However, in the early 20th century this characteristic type of marbled lustreware was manufactured at Arabia. I assume that they, like many others, followed the current trends and popularity of all things shiny! This vase (height 10 cm) has a very simple shape, but this type of pottery is found in a variety of shapes, sometimes with handles etc., and also in other colours such as a darker grey type and one in magenta/pink. I bought this vase from a private person for a very reasonable price – I come across this type of lustreware quite often and the prices vary a great deal.

    Mark: a kiln with the letters APA in brown (the first A is illegible)), along with the number 148 and 'MADE IN FINLAND'. This mark was used by Arabia 1917-1927. It is quite easy to date Arabia pottery, thanks to the list of pottery stamps they have published on their own website:

    http://www.arabia.fi/web/Arabiawww.nsf/file/about_arabia_factory_stamps_arabia_factorymarkings/$file/Arabia_factorymarkings.pdf

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    1. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      STUNNING!!!!!! WOW LOVE THIS!!!
    2. jensen jensen, 10 years ago
      Thanks a lot, Sean - and vetraio, ks85, and Gracay2004.
    3. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      woooooooooooooooooooooow :P love it!
    4. inky inky, 10 years ago
      Fabulous!.....:-)
    5. cogito cogito, 10 years ago
      Yet again expanding my world!
    6. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      Jensen , I had asked iittala on facebook of whom was the designer of the luster ware , I do have one myself as of now !!! it will be here this week and the one , I have is very very very large!!!
    7. jensen jensen, 10 years ago
      Congrats, Sean! Yes, I have seen some very large ones from time to time - they were made in many different sizes and shapes!
    8. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      Thankyou Jensen :) yes youll love this one when it arrives this week :)
    9. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      Hello Jensen, iittala , gave me a link to the Arabia museum and there isn't even one on there or talked about , I did call David Mann at freeformsusa.com this am and said that these were a normal production at that time. so he also said he didn't even know , so these are still going as unknown as far as whom has designed these. :(
    10. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/dining-entertaining/vases/1920s-ceramic-art-glaze-vase-arabia-finland/id-f_1241564/
    11. jensen jensen, 10 years ago
      GASP - this makes me consider buying all the Arabia vases I see here on flea markets and emigrate to the US, living off them for years! :-)
    12. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      I hear ya Jensen!!!! lol :) Love your GASP!! :)

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