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Posted 5 months ago
vetraio50
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The first post for this year and I'm putting forward a vase that I've had now for the last six months. It came from one of my favourite haunts. It was a wedding gift to the store manager in the sixties or seventies; or so I was told.It retains the original sticker and looks like it has never been used. It looks like it went into the cupboard and had only rarely seen daylight.
Fortunately a new CW contributor has some first hand knowledge of these pieces.
So here is yet another one for Nils to comment on, if he would kindly do so.
It is marked clearly on the bottom B932 C 216.
What really attracted me to this piece is the engraving. I have a particular thing for engraved fish. Here we have two very cute Angel fish among some weed. The engraving is more easily photographed from the rear, I found.
The shape of the vase is oval and has the beautifully angled engraved rim that I associate with Asta Strömberg.
From what I have recently learnt the C 216 refers to a pattern for this design. I suppose my questions to Nils will be:
Is B932 an Asta design?
Were the fish C 216 designed by Asta, too?
It is a really tall and elegant form.
H: 27 cm or 10.6"
W: 10 cm or 3.93"
Scandinavian Art GlassIt isn’t easy to pin down Scandinavian art glass. Like the people of the re…
Happy New Year V! Lovely. Love the fishes. Healthy and Happy tidings babe.
Many thanks Amber and Happy New Year to you and Yours!
They are cute, n'est-ce pas?
Many thanks brat! Happy New Year, mate!
Many thanks too mustangtony!
My apologies and a Happy New Year to you too, mate!
Happy new year's to you too and to your love, well you inspired me to post a glass when wine i have That you might like. I can not remember who is it from but hopefully you will recognise it.
Great shape!!! Love the scalar fish. They're made in a quite different technique that mine (http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/40113-vase-with-engraved-fish-and-algae-gunna?in=collection-127).
I'm glad you're posting about SH!!!
Feliz Año Nuevo!
quit your killing me with all the lovely fish glassware -- these are the best yet -- love em!!!! -- sure inky (pieces) will fall in love with them also
I dooo! love it...:-)
see -- what did i tell you -- inky did her drool thingy again -- oops -- i guess it's a "dooooooo! -- it's getting late and i am having way too much fun with some of these post -- have to quit before hunter kicks me out for good -- hugs guys
Could be drooool, actually!....just got back from having dinnner with friends and anything possible after three bottles of wine....:-))))...hic!
now after reading ink's comments on this site -- i understand the "hic" message left on my site -- she had way tooooo much fun i think this evening -- dang -- i feel totally left out
Interestingly, I have a very small vase from this company engraved with an owl. It's companion piece is also from the same region, and with a very similar name. Both companies, if I recall, were absorbed by Orrefors.
Many thanks Alfredo, inky, austro, epson233, brat, lass and ozmarty too!
You're right austro your "två små scalarer" are done quite differently. Even the algae here are more linear where on your piece the treatment is more triangular or is it a boomerang shape?
stunning and very beautiful :) love it:)
Many thanks Sean! Hope you have a good day and are feeling better!
B932: I think it is Asta Stromberg design. Not typical Nulund as I see?
C216: I'm quite sure it is a pattern by Gerda Stromberg. This pattern in an older catalog that I believe have products exclusively designed by Gerda Stromberg, and the last pattern in that catalog has number C304.
Many thanks musikchoo, Phil and to you too rebessin!
A combo of Gerda on Asta!
your very welcome Kevin:) im a lot better , a little dizzy , but that will pass :)
stunning vase :)
Don't push it!
Many thanks hedgewalker!
lol:)!!!!! sorry but it is :)
I meant don't push yourself too hard!
okay:)!!!!
Many thanks, Phil!
Many thanks toracat!
Many thanks AmberRose!
Many thanks Tonino!
Many thanks, Phil!