Small Glass Vase - Orrefors?

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  1. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Hello everyone! I have a small signed vase that I can't quite figure out. It's about the size of a toothpick - about 2 5/8" tall. It is a high quality, thick glass. I thought maybe Orrefors. There is a signature on the bottom but it's coded. I think it's St. P. 3016.138. It's hand etched so I may not even be close. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
    Don

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  2. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    Hi, Don -
    Might the part you're reading as "St" actually say "Of"? I can't see that area clearly in your photo, but it does look like it might be.
    Orrefors often showed Of instead of the full Orrefors name on small items like this one. (In addition, the "handwriting" on Orrefors signatures is often hellacious!)
     
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  3. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Thanks so much SBSVC! It certainly could be "Of". Part of the first letter slipped off the side so I was pretty much guessing. And the etching (?) really does look like an Orrefors design. I imagine it's a souvenir someone brought back from their travels.
    Don
     
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  4. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

  5. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    Don, it is awfully cute! (Would make a great, easy-to-carry souvenir, or a gift to take home to someone!)
    I do believe it's Orrefors.
    Here's the sig from another of their tiny vases, showing the Of:
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  6. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Those do look like the same letters, SBSVC. I'm sorry I couldn't get a better shot of the bottom of mine. The signatures always seem to show up in a place where I can't photo them! Or we could claim "operator error"...
    Don
     
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  7. desperate_fun

    desperate_fun Irregular Member

    And...it could also be "Afors"
     
  8. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    orrefors. I've had one.
     
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  9. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Thanks all! Much appreciated! I also checked out Afors and Palmquist. Nice stuff! Wasn't aware of either before.
    Don
     
  10. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    You do realize Palmquist worked for Orrefors, right?
     
  11. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Yes, I noticed that.
    Don
     
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  12. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Just wanted to make sure.;):)
     
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