Scandinavian? Cased And "Hooped" Brown Vase

I don't know where this comes from, but one recently sold on ebay for a fair amount of money: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310183869634&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

it's 8.5" inches tall. Anyone have any ideas?

Makes me think of a chocolate fountain. YUM!!!!!

Carolyn

Well we know it's definitely not Holmegaard - my gut feeling is Empoli (Italy).

I would like to thank you so much for your reply. This forum is truly helpful. Empoli? Really? Do you think you might post a link to a site or post an example of this shape that would lead you to believe this? Would really appreciate it. Thanks so much!

I don't think a gut feeling is as strong as being able to point to an example

Have you seen our thread here: http://www.20thcenturyforum.com/italian-glass-f43/empoli-italy-t3844.htm

xx

Thank you, Skay. Yes, I have looked at that section of the forum. I love looking at glass and spend quite a bit of time combing over sites and books, so that it will help me to be more aware of items to pick up while I'm out shopping at resale shops and estate sales. The shape of this one doesn't seem like empoli. I'm going to research more german glass companies, per Nic's suggestion. Maybe someone could suggest a few german glass companies, so that I have starting point.

Thanks Nic. This site's administrators should really consider adding a section dedicated exclusively to glass from China. It seems that a forum for that would be the most beneficial for everyone.

skay has lots of examples that we could use...

dantheman wrote:skay has lots of examples that we could use...

Oi!

xx

Dorian_Graye wrote:Thanks Nic. This site's administrators should really consider adding a section dedicated exclusively to glass from China. It seems that a forum for that would be the most beneficial for everyone.

We only cover 20th Century design and I think *most* of the Far Eastern glass we see these days is brand new fresh out of the container. Obviously they were producing glass in the 20th Century but it doesn't on the whole tend to be the mass-produced modern stuff we're seeing regularly coming up for ID here. Personally I buy very little far eastern glass (unless I've made a mistake which happens of course!) and I've no desire to collect it - I wouldn't want to waste a great deal of time or effort on a specific Far Eastern section. We already have a wide enough remit without covering things we're not massively into.