Swedish vase? - Scavenger Life

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- 03/22/2018 at 5:26 am #35828
  Ryanne
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  Location: Virginia
  @ryanne
  https://imgur.com/a/BGh46
  someone at the auction we bought this at hinted that this might be Scandinavian or Swedish specifically. but that’s all she could tell me. there is no makers mark. anyone have clues?
- 03/22/2018 at 6:33 am #35830
  PickingPair
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  Location: Southern Minnesota
  @pickingpair
  Older West Elm?
  https://www.westelm.com/shop/accessories-pillows/vases-botanicals/
- 03/22/2018 at 8:42 am #35838
  Jay
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  Location: Virginia
  @jay
  Its not signed and no markings, but the guy we were bidding against thought it was really valuable. Maybe he was crazy.
- 03/22/2018 at 12:48 pm #35867
  icequeen
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  ?? I do like the teardrop shape though.
- 04/02/2018 at 2:45 pm #36911
  Habnab
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  It’s got a bit of a Ingrid Atterberg for Upsala Ekeby vibe, and she definitely did a similar form, but I think those pieces are usually clearly marked.
- 04/02/2018 at 3:01 pm #36918
  Ryanne
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  Location: Virginia
  @ryanne
  unless this one had a sticker that came off, i’m thinking it’s just a cool vase.
- 04/03/2018 at 3:38 pm #37025
  ice_queen
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  I have no idea. But it looks like a dragon egg to me. 🙂
  - 04/03/2018 at 3:42 pm #37026
    Jay
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    @jay
    Maybe a HAUNTED dragon? 😉
- 04/17/2018 at 10:56 am #37845
  Habnab
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  Ryanne, there are also some Bitossi vases that look somewhat similar. Aldo Londi did vases in that shape, and I found some pieces that are a smooth black with gold, but I didn’t find anything exactly the same.
- 04/17/2018 at 11:52 am #37857
  ChristineR
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  Location: Southern California
  @christiner
  I really want to find some Bitossi. If I get out from under my death piles I hope to find some at estate sales. Saw the real deal in Palm Springs. So awesome. That is a cool vase btw. Looks like West Elms style.
  - 04/24/2018 at 7:18 pm #38307
    Habnab
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    I have found a few Bitossi pieces in the wild — a pair of chippy candlesticks that didn’t go for much and a tiny little vase that wasn’t worth a ton either.
    
    My biggest Italian pottery fail, though, was a piece signed “Gambone.” I thought it was a small piece by Guido Gambone but it turns out to have been a much more scarce piece by Bruno — I thought I knew what I had, and I vastly undersold myself. Sigh! Always do the research, even when you think you know!
- 04/18/2018 at 9:53 am #37908
  Ryanne
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  Location: Virginia
  @ryanne
  thanks! i listed it as Scandinavian style and put a highish price on it 199, we’ll see!
  - 04/22/2018 at 7:00 am #38113
    sonia_pc
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    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
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    Hi Ryanne
    
    I can’t help you with this particular item, but when I have a guess on the possible origin of something (like those that were mentioned here – Bitossi, Swedish pottery, …) and it’s something that might be valuable if I can find out the maker, brand, designer, whatever, I turn to facebook themed groups that are amazing at identifying just about anything in their range of interest – like: Finnish glass lovers, Mid century Bitossi and other Italian pottery, West German Pottery and so on.
    
    As most of these people tend to know a lot not only on their stuf (say Italian Pottery) but also other kinds of things, they will at least point you in the right direction.
    
    I have had much success doing that, but it can be a bit time consuming. However, as I like to learn about objects, design, etc and selling is also a hobby (even if a profitable one), that just adds to my fondness of the overall process of selling online
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