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Alvar Aalto 'Aalto' vase for Iittala - the best-known glass object in the world

This was described by Magnus Englund and Chrystina Schmidt in their book, "Scandinavian Modern" (Ryland, Peters & Small, London and New York, 2003) as "Perhaps the best-known glass object in the world..."  It is certai...
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Large signed Orrefors bowl - probably 1990s

We don't list many big flat bowls, but here is the first of two I'll list today.  Both are relatively modern.  This is both signed and labelled with the company name, but doesn't give a designer.  It's a quality piece in a nice size...
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48cm, 2.9kg Lindstrand 'fish' platter for Kosta

This outstanding piece imposed new challenges on our photography;  it's too big for our set, and only fits in at an angle.  It's all clear crystal; any dark bits are reflections. Length: 48cm (19.25 inches) Height: 6cm Width: 15cm ...
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Signed 36cm Vicke Lindstrand 1950s spiral Kosta bowl

Merry Christmas to all our customers and friends. It's Christmas day and as my kids woke me two hours before my alarm would have, I have time to list a piece of glass - something I didn't have time for on Christmas eve. The Italians call the tec...
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1950s Stromberg facet-cut vase

Facet-cut glass with a 'sommerso' ('submerged') or 'underlayed' coloured centre was designed in the 1950s and made in Sweden, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. It was a winning combination then and it still is today. The designs changed slightly over t...
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1960s Stromberg facet-cut vase

Here's another Stromberg facet-cut vase, this one in clear crystal with the faint blue tinge that came from the recipe the firm used for its glass. The numbering on this one tells us that it is from the late 1950s or 1960. (The 1959/60 catalogue...
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On hold - Labelled 17 inch V Nason large Murano bird with gold and silver aventurine

If you want an impressive piece, big is good.  This striking bird figurine by Murano firm V Nason is very big and, we think, very beautiful.  It's made of dark blue glass cased in clear and translucent around the edges, with gold and sil...
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1960s Lindstrand Kosta off-centre sommerso vase with vertical lines

As I said in the previous listing, a couple of months ago, a customer asked us to find him a tall Scandinavian vase from the 1940s or 50s. We really enjoy such requests, and here, while there were a few criteria that ruled out pieces we would hav...
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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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Huge signed, labelled 1950s Bengt Orup vase for Johansfors

Of all that we've owned, this is probably my favourite Bengt Orup design. Simple and beautiful, it's similar to one of our favourite Holmegaard designs, a very big Per Lutken vase (see the photo below, or http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces...
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