Vintage art glass for sale

Stromberg 1960s engraved and cut glass vase

Stromberg pieces generally have the company name and model number engraved on the base. Those which are signed with the name of the designer tend to be special pieces. This one bears two names. One is that of Rune Strand, who was a leading engr...

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Signed 1960s Berndt vase for Flygsfors

This witty vase from Wiktor Berndt made us smile. It's a squared, stylised figure. Certain clues lead us to believe it's a female figure. Berndt came to Flygsfors in 1955. He was chief designer, taking over from Paul Kedelv, from 1956 to 1974....

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Labelled Krahner 80s art glass vase for Skruf

Annette Krahner designed at Swedish glassmakers, Skruf, from 1982 to 1994. This curvy piece is a 1980s design which we've bought and sold previously; we like it, so we've bought it again. Height: 19.5 cm (7.75 inches) Width: 8 cm Weight: 650 g ...

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Tall (15 inch) signed 1950s Landberg Orrefors off-centre vase

We had a query from a customer about six months ago, asking if we ever saw the tall version of this vase. We've finally found one, and here it is. The last picture shows it with two other vases in the series, which are listed at 1956 signed Nil...

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1950s Vicke Lindstrand purple line art glass (1 of 3) for Kosta

This is the first of a set of three Lindstrand pieces with purple lines. The lines are made by a variation of the sommerso technique.  This was in the 1959 Kosta catalogue. Height: 11 cm (4.5 inches) Width: 7.5 cm Weight: 460 g Engrave...

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Lindstrand Kosta 1960s signed footed sommerso vase

This is shown in the 1962/63 Kosta catalogue.  It's an ideal vase for a small shelf.  Versions in other colours can also be sourced to make up a set. Height: 15 cm (6 inches) Width: 6 cm Weight: 435 g E ngraved "Kosta LH1710&q...

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ON HOLD - Signed 1960s Flygsfors sommerso lamp

Swedish glassmaker Flygsfors did a steady trade in sommerso lamps in the 1950s and 60s.  (The Italian "sommerso" technique puts a thick layer - often clear - around the coloured part of the piece.)  If signed, as here, they bea...

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Set of signed 1947 Iittala Kaj Franck bowls with sodium bubbles

The smaller of these is model number 3256, as shown in Iittala: 150 Years of Finnish Glass, Marianne Aav (ed.), p253. It was designed in 1947 and made until 1954. The larger bowl is clearly a variation. A number of other variations are shown in...

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1970s Vicke Lindstrand multi-coloured vase for Kosta

You can see that in different photos this piece displays blue or amber at the edge of the green.  This is one of our favourite Lindstrand designs in terms of the colour combination.  Lindstrand used amber yellow and blue sommerso layers ...

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Josef Schott for Smalandshyttan 1960s labelled vase

Glass designers put curves and bulbous lumps of clear glass on pieces in order to create an optical effect. Here, Josef Schott has also created one of the most interesting and complex patterns I've seen in this type of piece. It's made in an att...

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