{"id":10939779317919,"title":"Large Scandinavian Crystal Vase with Freehand Abstract Etched Decoration, c.1960s–70s","handle":"vase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a substantial clear crystal vase, weighing \u003c\/span\u003e2.39 kg\u003cspan\u003e, with a continuous abstract design worked directly around the body. The decoration is the first thing you notice: spirals, circles, dots, star-like marks and long sweeping lines move around the vase without an obvious beginning or end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat I like about it is the contrast between the weight of the glass and the looseness of the drawing. The vase itself is solid and architectural, while the decoration feels spontaneous. It changes completely as you move around it, so there is no defined front and no one view that tells the whole story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat makes it particularly interesting is that the pattern does not appear to have been mechanically repeated. There is \u003c\/span\u003eno visible join or seam in the decoration\u003cspan\u003e, and the drawing changes as the vase is turned. It has the freedom of something worked by hand rather than transferred from a fixed design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most likely technique is a \u003c\/span\u003efreehand resist process\u003cspan\u003e, with the design drawn directly onto the glass before the exposed surface was finely sandblasted or acid etched. The result is unusually graphic, but still soft enough to work with the heavy, rounded form of the vase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe vase itself is very substantial: \u003c\/span\u003e25.5 cm high × approximately 14 cm diameter\u003cspan\u003e, with a thick clear crystal body and considerable weight. That combination of heavy clear glass, restrained form and experiment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eal surface decoration points strongly towards \u003c\/span\u003epost-war Scandinavian glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI have not found a signed or catalogued example that allows me to name the factory with confidence. The closest technical parallels are found in Swedish glass of the late 1960s and 1970s, including freehand resist-blasted work associated with \u003c\/span\u003eÅfors and the wider Boda group\u003cspan\u003e, although I cannot attribute this vase to either without firmer evidence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent vintage condition with light surface wear to the base consistent with age and use. No chips or cracks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e approximately 25.5 cm high × 14 cm diameter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e approximately 2.39 kg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Clear crystal with resist-etched or finely sandblasted decoration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ec.1960s–70s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollector’s note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e I have left the maker open deliberately. The technique, form and weight all point towards Scandinavian production, with Swedish glass providing the closest comparison I have found, but there is not yet enough evidence to attach a factory or designer’s name with confidence. For now, the vase is best understood as a particularly strong piece of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1960s–70s Scandinavian art glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, distinguished by its freehand surface decoration rather than by a confirmed attribution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWORLDWIDE SHIPPING Worldwide shipping available. 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kg\u003cspan\u003e, with a continuous abstract design worked directly around the body. The decoration is the first thing you notice: spirals, circles, dots, star-like marks and long sweeping lines move around the vase without an obvious beginning or end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat I like about it is the contrast between the weight of the glass and the looseness of the drawing. The vase itself is solid and architectural, while the decoration feels spontaneous. It changes completely as you move around it, so there is no defined front and no one view that tells the whole story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat makes it particularly interesting is that the pattern does not appear to have been mechanically repeated. There is \u003c\/span\u003eno visible join or seam in the decoration\u003cspan\u003e, and the drawing changes as the vase is turned. It has the freedom of something worked by hand rather than transferred from a fixed design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most likely technique is a \u003c\/span\u003efreehand resist process\u003cspan\u003e, with the design drawn directly onto the glass before the exposed surface was finely sandblasted or acid etched. The result is unusually graphic, but still soft enough to work with the heavy, rounded form of the vase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe vase itself is very substantial: \u003c\/span\u003e25.5 cm high × approximately 14 cm diameter\u003cspan\u003e, with a thick clear crystal body and considerable weight. That combination of heavy clear glass, restrained form and experiment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eal surface decoration points strongly towards \u003c\/span\u003epost-war Scandinavian glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI have not found a signed or catalogued example that allows me to name the factory with confidence. The closest technical parallels are found in Swedish glass of the late 1960s and 1970s, including freehand resist-blasted work associated with \u003c\/span\u003eÅfors and the wider Boda group\u003cspan\u003e, although I cannot attribute this vase to either without firmer evidence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent vintage condition with light surface wear to the base consistent with age and use. No chips or cracks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e approximately 25.5 cm high × 14 cm diameter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e approximately 2.39 kg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Clear crystal with resist-etched or finely sandblasted decoration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ec.1960s–70s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollector’s note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e I have left the maker open deliberately. The technique, form and weight all point towards Scandinavian production, with Swedish glass providing the closest comparison I have found, but there is not yet enough evidence to attach a factory or designer’s name with confidence. For now, the vase is best understood as a particularly strong piece of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1960s–70s Scandinavian art glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, distinguished by its freehand surface decoration rather than by a confirmed attribution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWORLDWIDE SHIPPING Worldwide shipping available. All our items are packed carefully for transit. Please message for additional photographs or delivery information.\u003c\/p\u003e"}