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Erik Hoglund for Kosta Boda, mid century paperweight/dish

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    Posted 6 years ago

    kwqd
    (1119 items)

    I've had this for maybe ten years and never seen another one like it and I have searched all of my reference books, ebay, Google, etc.. I probably bought it in a thrift shop. It is heavy and most likely intended to be a paperweight, 3 1/8" x 1 1/2".

    Update: After years of browsing images of glass cats, I suddenly found several examples and was able to identify it per the title of this post.

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    1. kwqd kwqd, 6 years ago
      Well dang. Looks like I solved my own mystery. There are three of these on ebay and a couple on Etsy right now. All of a sudden these things are dropping out of the sky. Swedish - Mid Century made by Erik Hoglund for Kosta Boda Paperweight/Small Dish. Hogland apparently made these in several themes. Pretty certain that I didn't pay more that a couple of dollars for mine.
    2. racer4four racer4four, 6 years ago
      Yep, nice Hoglund piece!
    3. sklo42 sklo42, 6 years ago
      I once spent a lot of time trying to buy one of these for someone who loves cats and does similarly wacky sketches! Inspired to try again.....
    4. Newfld Newfld, 6 years ago
      Love your cat paperweight! Very well photographed, so you can see the raised cat image, while the illuminated pix are wonderful golden silhouettes. Beautiful piece, kudos
    5. kwqd kwqd, 6 years ago
      Thanks for the comments! Yes these are definitely out there and can be purchased. My Panasonic Lumix gets credit for the photos. Hard to mess things up with this camera. The sad thing is that, now that I have familiarized myself with Hoglund's work, I am positive that I recently saw one of his tall vases in brown glass with the glass "seal" on it in a thrift shop. Sigh.
    6. SEAN68 SEAN68, 6 years ago
      I have this one in blue posted on here !!

      https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/97957-erik-hoglund-for-boda-sweden
    7. kwqd kwqd, 6 years ago
      Thanks SEAN68! That is a sweet piece of glass!
    8. kwqd kwqd, 5 years ago
      Thanks for loving my Erik Hoglund paperweight!

      Pickaboo
      keramikos
      Vynil33rpm
      freiheit
      iggy
      clockerman
      Windwalker
      TassieDevil
      blunderbuss2
      Anik
      aura
      Newfld
      sklo42
      fleafinder
      racer4four
      fortapache
    9. SEAN68 SEAN68, 5 years ago
      love the color you have here!!
    10. kwqd kwqd, 5 years ago
      Thanks SEAN68! It is a really warm, organic color, I think.
    11. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Belated thanks apostata!

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