Vintage art glass for sale

Groovy textured 1970s art glass lighter set

Lighter sets are becoming a thing of the past in much of the western world, as smoking becomes less and less publicly acceptable.  Rarity enhances collectability.  We think vintage lighter sets will become a lot more collectable.  A...

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Vicke Lindstrand engraved Kosta glass with hollow base

Here's an interesting one.  It's a version of the Vicke Lindstrand design made from two blown bubbles and joined in the middle.  We bought it without checking our books, and now find that it should have a lid, as in the picture from the ...

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Pair of mid-century Vicke Lindstrand Kosta vases

These look like a set, and they are... sort of.  The taller vase has the model number LH1011 on the base, making it one of Lindstrand's early designs for Kosta in 1950 after he returned as art director.  You can see that it's a much fine...

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Inebriated king - HOLMEGAARD pinched, leaning 'kuttrolf' decanter with crown stopper

Here's drunken royalty - the combination of the pinched shape and the crown stopper are relatively hard to find.  The pinched "kuttrolf" decanter is a traditional design at both Kastrup and Holmegaard, (Holmegaard eventually owned K...

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Orrefors pair of vases - 1960 Sven Palmqvist copper wheel engraved design

I've added a second piece to this listing.  The smaller piece gives us a set, and I love sets.  Engraving is not a simple skill.  It requires artistic talent and lots and lots of practice.  In terms of the time and skill put i...

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Signed Kosta vase - Vicke Lindstrand 1959 design

I've just sold a Lindstrand set so I thought I should list some more from the great man.  This piece is shown in the 1959 Kosta catalogue. If you like this, have a look also at: Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta striped vase KOSTA signed VICKE ...

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Amethyst bullicante Murano ashtray

Two of the things that you can do to glass to make it look beautiful are put in bubbles and put in curves.  This piece has these effects and you can see the result.  As the light goes through the bulges and bubbles, it reflects and refra...

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Timeless Orrefors signed 1960s modernist Sven Palmqvist ashtray

If the essence of modernist design is simplicity and elegance combined with functionality, this must be the quintessential modernist ashtray.   It was designed by Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors in the late 50s or early 60s but it looks as i...

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Signed 2kg Vicke Lindstrand 1970s Kosta ashtray

There is no question that from a display point of view, and ultimately in terms of appreciation, two matching pieces = much more than the sum of their separate values.  This can be purchased on its own, or could be combined with the vase I've...

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Signed 3kg Vicke Lindstrand 1970s Kosta vase

This is a particularly large, heavy example of this 1970s design by Lindstrand, arguably our favourite Scandinavian glass designer.  Put together a matching set with the ashtray (our reference: 2149) and ship them together to save on shipping...

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