Posted 3 months ago
aschanz
(2 items)
I inherited this beautiful thick glass vase from my mom but have been told it is not Steuben despite it fitting perfectly in the custom foam cutout in the box. I have also been told that it may be Orrefors but the engraving on the bottom is difficult to read. It does not have the Orrefors name anywhere, but I understand older items may not have the full "Orrefors" name. I reached out to Steuben and they could not find one like it in their archives. I then reached out to "Rakow Library Ask a Glass Question" and they sent me a picture from an old Orrefors catalogue which has a very similar piece. I have found a couple other similar vases online claiming to be Orrefors. It is rectangular in shape and concaved on all four sides, widening from top to bottom. Dimensions: 3.5 inches tall x 2.5 inches wide. If anyone can help identify this piece it would be much appreciated.
Welcome to CW! I read it as "olpeo 93. L3."
Not sure if that is helpful. I will say that I have a few pieces of glass that are made by a recognized glass house and have been etched by someone completely unconnected to that glass house. Sometimes, I think they are practice pieces by an artist or done to enhance a plain piece by a third party.
Lots of Scandinavian art glass experts on this site, so chances are good you will get some help on this.
Here are couple of vases attributed to Orrefors from ebay with very similar butterfly etchings:
https://tinyurl.com/bdtp68u6
https://tinyurl.com/59wnhapb