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shop window: post-War glass (page 2 of 3)
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If you like green, you'll love this! A substantial vase (shown very much smaller than life-sized) by Nuutajärvi Notsjö (see signature at middle right, above) from the Sargasso series , which also bears the (slightly faded) metallic label "Arabia, Wärtsilä, Finland" (after a fire in 1950, Nuutajärvi was sold to the Wärtsilä group, which also owned Arabia, a ceramics company)
| Our reference: | 8197 | Date: | c 1960s |
| Manufacturer: | Nuutajärvi | Origin: | Finland |
| UK Price: | £ 75.00 | US guide price: | $ 120.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 20 cm, weight 1290 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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An oval-section round vase (shown about life-sized at top) with a marbled white finish, and with variously-coloured fine vertical trails on each side (see detail at lower centre), designed by Bertil Vallien in about 1980. The vase is signed and numbered 'Kosta Boda, B Vallien, 48224' beneath (see detail below)
| Our reference: | 8167 | Date: | c 1980 |
| Manufacturer: | Kosta Boda | Origin: | Sweden |
| UK Price: | £ 70.00 | US guide price: | $ 112.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 14 cm, weight 480 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A particularly fine Ikora glas vase from W.M.F. (shown much smaller than life-sized, from various angles). This shape (number 105) appears in their 1949 catalogue
| Our reference: | 8147 | Date: | c 1949 |
| Manufacturer: | W.M.F. | Origin: | Germany |
| UK Price: | £ 180.00 | US guide price: | $ 288.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 24 cm, weight 1415 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A super little Murano duck (shown about life-sized at top, left) in blue and pink sommerso glass with applied clear beak and feet. Standing ducks of this shape, with the pronounced indentation below the breast, are generally attributed to the Barbini glassworks
Sadly, this duck has not been well cared-for, and there are a number of small nicks, mainly to the back of the body (outlined in yellow in the two enlarged details at lower left and centre). None are particularly serious, and the condition is more than reflected in the low asking price
| Our reference: | 8296 | Date: | c 1960s |
| Manufacturer: | probably Barbini |
Origin: | Italy |
| UK Price: | £ 30.00 | US guide price: | $ 48.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 14.5 cm, weight 475 gm | ||
| Condition: | see description | ||
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An attractive post-War Czechoslovakian vase (shown much smaller than life-sized above, from three different angles) in a translucent pink glass, cased in streaky brownish feathering, then heavily cased over with clear glass, signed "J Beranek" in diamond-point to the base (see detail below).
The Beránek Glassworks in Škrdlovice, Czech Republic, was founded in 1940 by Emanuel Beránek and his three brothers, was nationalised in about 1948, and traded for 43 years as Škrdlovice Glassworks. Jan & Jindrich Beránek, sons of Emanuel, were active there in the 1950s, and the company was finally returned to the Beránek family in 1991. It is not impossible that this piece dates from the 1950s, but it shows little sign of wear, and is more likely to date from after 1991 (although perhaps from an original design by one of the "J Beránek"s in the '50s )
| Our reference: | 7990 | Date: | uncertain |
| Manufacturer: | Beránek | Origin: | Czech Republic |
| UK Price: | £ 35.00 | US guide price: | $ 56.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 15 cm, weight 690 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A handsome, heavy 'jade'-glass cigarette-box (shown roughly life-sized at top), the exterior surfaces ground flat and polished, with gilt-metal fittings, and supported on 'lion's-paw' feet (see detail at lower left), probably made in Italy (although not Murano) in the 1950s. The lid is attached to the body by a 'piano' hinge, along the length of the back
The original plaster that held the glass in the fittings was badly perished, so I have entirely replaced it with fresh plaster. The general condition is good, but there are a few small dents (arrowed in the detail, lower right) in the interior metalwork (not visible when the box is closed)
| Our reference: | 8416 | Date: | c 1950s |
| Manufacturer: | unknown | Origin: | Italy |
| UK Price: | £ 45.00 | US guide price: | $ 72.00 |
| Dimensions: | length 13.5 cm, weight 855 gm | ||
| Condition: | see description | ||