Suspended Bubble Base Swedish Glass Tumblers

Suspended Bubble Base Swedish Glass Tumblers

Vintage Scandinavian Swedish Modern Art Glass Set of Fout. All in excellent condition with medium band of bottom-wear, indicating age and expected.
These beautiful large tumblers, or vases, were made in the mid 20th century by either Aseda or Iittala. Bo Borgstrom designed this style for Aseda in the early 1960’s.

Today, China mass produces an imitation of the open bubble base decor. The difference is easy to see if you’ve seen the vintage and the new side by side. China knock-offs are not hand-made, the glass is thinner & lightweight, the glass appears perfect (machined) and the sizing is exact. China’s reproductions come in standard currently popular colors.

The glass offered here is vintage. It is hand blown from mold. The tumblers / vases are not the same size, each varies slightly because they are hand-made. A few tiny unintentional bubbles and inclusions can be found within the glass. They all have bottom-wear, which only comes with age, and is desired.

The lilac / light amethyst color is a bit darker on two of the tumblers, but the hues are an exact match. These tumblers were made from different glass batches, and one of the recipes had just a tad less purple. You can see the slight difference in the images.

Heavy solid clear glass bases with a suspended bubble. Each weigh 1 lb (heavy, thick glass), measure approx. 6″ tall with a girth of 8.75″. The rims are fire finished (rounded, not polished).