Posted 9 years ago
Mew2
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A few days ago I cleaned out all the different kinds of garbage that was gathered in a store room hidden beneath the stairs in the office building where I work. "Throw all this mess away!" was the distinct order from the new landlord.
In a dirty bucket, filled with "needy things", probably kept by former residents or the caretaker that retired some ten years ago, I found five small and heavy glass pieces with a stunning colour and style... I took them home, carefully cleaned them and tried to read the logo on the worn labels: Str----gshyttan. Bless google, I managed to find a similiar logo saying "Strömbergshyttan". I took a closer look and found a signature on each of the shimmering glass "things": Strömberg. And a number H94 or N94. My findings are to small to fit as a vase, and has a strange design to fit drinking from them? I'm so curious: What are they? Might be from mid fifties!
Well known Swedish glass firm. Looks very much like Sommerso style. They are famous for their ice blue glass. Will have to look for amber.
A google search on 'Stromberg glass history' brought up many sites about the glass.
Others here are very knowledgeable about Scandinavian glass - someone will come along soon I'm sure.
One of the CW members showed some here:
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/127233-strombergshyttan-vase
http://www.glassfromsweden.com/strombergshyttan.html
https://www.pinterest.com/pepinew1/mid-century-glass/
I really must stop this - your lovely glass has aroused my own glass obsession, and I don't want to take all your exploration away. The pinterest link has some beautiful glass by Gerda Stromberg.
BEAUTIFUL find !! Love them. For your viewing pleasure here is a link to some other CW members that have posted Stromberg glass piece. Take a look, see the signatures and ENJOY your pieces
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/search.php?q=Stromberg+glass+&show=stories
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/search.php?q=Strombergshyttan&show=stories
Probably for Tea Light candles.
Or maybe not! Are they round or oval? Salt Cellars?
I don't know what they are meant to be, but I just wanted to add that many art glass pieces although are made as vases are never used to hold flowers, often they are just admired as sculptural pieces and design elements.
What size are they?
Don't think I would advise you to put tea lights in a piece of Sommerso Swedish glass of this calibre. These are mid-century pieces made before tea lites. If you do a google image search on Stromberg Glass you'll be met with absolutely gorgeous pieces - all shapes - colours and sizes.
H is the designation for an ashtray.
Thank you all for the information! Sommerso was unknown to me. It's an exciting hunt for information about my findings.
They measure:
H 72 mm
Top 74 x 55 mm
Bottom 65 x 43 mm
The glass is 8 mm
I tried to find a geometric name for the shape, some kind of hexagon maybe?
If letter H is for ashtray, I'm puzzled, I'd rather Think of them as cigaretteholders?
And is this an Asta Strömberg design or is it of Gerda Strömberg...
It is truly amazing to find jewels like this (At the local Traffic Management Administration office) in a basement store room filled with broken furniture, old doors, moisture damaged office supplies, half a flag pole and a huge pile of dirty towels, dead rats and I-don't-want-to-know-what... I'm unable to explain what made me check that ugly bucket that was stocked on top of a dusty shelf, almost hidden by a skewed copper door frame...
THey are dated 1994.
Celiene, Sorry but they cannot be dated 1994 as Strömberghyttan closed in 1979.
Strömberghyttan uses letter codes on it's item to indicate what they are for example B = a vase H = Ashtray N = Jug