Oiva Toikka Nuutajarvi Notsjo Charger c1980

Heading : Large Mdina glass Charger by Olivia Said Date : Dated 06 Origin : Mdina, Malta Bowl Features :Asymetric rim with polychrome swirled glass and control bubbles Marks : Mdina ...

Heading : Czech Mstisov or Moser Duha range bell vase Date : Designed 1964 by Vladimir Mika - this example from the late 60s Origin : Czechoslovakia Bowl Features : Striped ink blue and emerald glass cased in clear Type : Lead Size : 15.6cm height, 13.8cm diameter Condition :Excellent, no chips or cracsk Restoration : None Weight : 1601 grams Mark Hill Comments : The Duha range is typified by a 'rainbow' of horizontal bands in vibrant green, orange and blue, and heavily cased forms. Shapes are typically curving and organic, echoing the ductile, rounded nature of molten glass. Itw as introduced in 1960, with the first designsb being by Vlastimil Svoboda. The range was enlarged in 1964, with new shapes designed by Vladimir Mika, although Svoboda also lays claim to these. These additional shapes were the last to be introduced at the Mstisov glassowrkds before it was closed and production was moved to the Moser glassworks at Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad). Ovoid vase forms were produced using the 'wet stick' process, where a wet stick was thrust into the molten body of the piece when it was being formed. The water in the stick would turn to steam and expand the body. It would then be finished. Quality was always high and examples with even and strong colours are now highly sought-after. The range was produced from 19609-64 at Mstisov and then from 1964 to around 1971 at Moser. It was featured in Czechoslovak Glass...

Great glass centerpiece / charger by the very well known designer / artist Bjorn Weckstrom . signed and dated year 77 .

Ceramic plate / serving dish by Les 2 Potiers, France, 1960s Les 2 Potiers, Jacques and Michelle Serre, active in France between 1956 and 1970.