Kosta Boda Blown Glass

Lets take a small journey on the art glass train. I have read more about glass blowing and art glass this week than I ever have before in my life. I have even watched a show on blown glass, as a competition. This is an amazing subject and certainly has given me a new appreciation for the pieces I recently found at GW. Hold onto you seat belts this could be a wild ride. Just kidding.

I found these two lovely blown glass pieces and was instantly enchanted. I love the dainty little pitcher and stemware. When I picked them up, they were wrapped together in a small plastic bag and covered in packaging tap, with a 99 cents sticker. Looking through the bag I saw a signature and so snatched them up. I was so happy I did because the signature was that of the above famous Swedish artist, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien. She signed the pieces Kosta Boda and Ulrica HV artist. Excited doesn't cover it! You could have knocked me down with a feather, I was that surprised. Kosta Boda makes some of the finest blown glass in the world, and to have a couple of signed pieces from a known artist that worked there, was simply mind blowing. Two pieces for ninety nine cents. I looked them up and sure enough I found them. They sell for about $50 each on websites in Europe, so I have to think someone picked these up in Sweden while on vacation. What a find!!!