View our collection of Rare Necessities, hand crafted by skilled craftsmen up to 60 years ago

A Pavel Hlava vase with applied colourless teardrops

A Pavel Hilava cased vase of bulbous form with applied colourless teardrops, designed in 1977.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Skrdlovice presentation set in original box

A Skrdlovice presentation set in original box likely dating from the 1950s. The set comprises three pieces: an oval bowl, a vase of ovoid form and a separate, smaller bowl or ashtray. Each piece has been equisitely made to a very high standard. Given the period this dates from and the quality of the pieces, this set is likely to have been made for a party official or possibly a reward for good/long service. The entire set has never been used and is in immaculate condition.

£345.00 + £Free P&P

Pair of Strombergshytten ice blue vases by Asta Stromberg

A pair of tall, slightly flared Strombergshytten ice blue vases with cut and polished rim, attributed to Asta Stromberg and dating from circa 1963.

£185.00 + £Free P&P

“Magic Eye” bowl by Oldrich Lipa

A 1960s “Magic Eye” bowl by Oldrich Lipa for Moser

£SOLD + £Free P&P

“Magic Eye” basket by Oldrich Lipa

A 1960s “Magic Eye” basket vase by Oldrich Lipa for Moser

£49.00 + £Free P&P

Riihimaki “Pablo” vase in blue

A Riihimaki Pablo vase in blue by Erkkitapio Siiroinen designed in 1971, pattern no. 1386.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

A Holmegaard “Minuet” vase in transparent ice blue glass

A Holmegaard “Minuet” vase in transparent ice blue glass, designed by Per Lutken in 1956 signed to base “HOLMEGAARD 15719” with the Per Lutken monogram.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

A blue and amber Mstisov “Romana” vase

A small amber and blue Mstisov “Romana” vase by Hana Machovska dating from 1961.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

A medium Strombergshytten vase in ice blue

A medium Strombergshytten vase in transparent ice blue glass with cut and polished beveled rim, likely dating from the mid 1950s and designed by Asta Stromberg.

£58.00 + £Free P&P

Cvrcek/Klinger vase for ZBS in topas

£78.00 + £Free P&P

Small textured Mdina vase

A small textured blue Mdina vase dating from the mid-1970s.

£29.00 + £Free P&P

Riihimaki tall blue glass vase

Riihimaki tall blue glass vase attributed to Aimo Okkolin pattern no. 1479

£34.00 + £Free P&P

Skrdlovice vase by Rudolf Beranek

A small flared vase by Rudolf Beranek for Skrdlovice glassworks in topas and amethyst circa 1963.

£55.00 + £Free P&P

Rudolf Schrotter vase for Rosice

A colourless pressed glass vase by Rudolf Schrotter for Rosice glassworks circa 1957.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Skrdlovice vase by Ladislav Palacek

Clear bottle vase cased in green and blue designed by Ladislav Palacek for Skrdlovice in 1976.

£110.00 + £Free P&P

Skrdlovice clear vase with blue trickle effect

A Skrdlovice clear vase with blue trickle effect designed by Jaroslav Svoboda in 1973, pattern no. 7302.

£125.00 + £Free P&P

Chribska hand-blown vase

A rare Chribska hand-blown vase by Josef Hospodka 1964-68

£69.00 + £Free P&P

vase with green, blue and copper trails by Seguso

A small vase with green, blue and copper trails probably by Seguso complete with original label

£24.00 + £Free P&P

Mdina bud vase

A small Mdina bud vase with sea scape pattern.

£22.00 + £Free P&P

Amethyst Bud vase by H Schmidt

An amethyst bud vase by H Schmidt with “olive” and facet cutting in the style of Karel Wunsch, complete with original label.

£18.00 + £Free P&P

Blue and Green flared vase

A blue and green flared vase probably by Josef Hospodka for the Chribska factory and dating from the 1960s

£79.00 + £Free P&P

Small “Pineapple” vase by Jiri Zejmon in blue

Small “Pineapple” vase by Jiri Zejmon for Rosice glassworks in blue, pattern no. 1292

£28.00 + £Free P&P

Skruf “Pop-Art” abstract vase by Lars Hellsten

A large late 1960’s Skruf “Pop-Art” abstract vase in clear colourway by Lars Hellsten, complete with original label and signed to base.

£95.00 + £Free P&P

Small “Pineapple” vase by Jiri Zejmon in aqua

Small “Pineapple” vase by Jiri Zejmon for Rosice glassworks in aqua, pattern no. 1292

£28.00 + £Free P&P

Large “Pineapple” vase by Jiri Zejmon in blue

Large “Pineapple” vase by Jiri Zejmon for Rosice glassworks in blue, pattern no. 1292

£36.00 + £Free P&P

Murano sommerso vase with angled rim in blue

A 1960s/70s Murano sommerso vase with angled rim and blue core cased in blue and colourless glass

£32.00 + £Free P&P

Murano vase with burnt orange core

A 1960s/70s Murano vase with burnt orange core cased in green and colourless glass.

£35.00 + £Free P&P

Murano sommerso fish vase

A 1960s/70s Murano sommerso fish vase with green core cased in yellow and colourless glass with applied asymmetrical aqua coloured fins.

£49.00 + £Free P&P

Harrachov evening blue with citrine base

A late 1960s vase by Milan Metelak for Harrachov in evening blue with citrine base.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

An Afors bird or chick signed to base

An Afors bird or chick signed to base.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

A small Rhapsody bowl or ashtray in the form of a swan

A small “Rhapsody” bowl or ashtray in the form of a swan. This is an unusual and uncommon piece from the Rhapsody range designed by Frantisek Zemek in 1960.

£27.00 + £Free P&P

Miniature Holmegaard “Kluk Kluk” decanter

Miniature Holmegaard “Kluk Kluk” decanter by Jacob Bang in clear glass

£42.00 + £Free P&P

Gullaskruf bottle vase in red by Arthur Percy

Bottle vase in red by Arthur Percy for Gullaskruf with original import label.

£54.00 + £Free P&P

Riihimaki amber vase by Tamara Aladin

Riihimaki turned mould blown vase in amber attributed to Tamara Aladin circa 1976

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Strombergshytten small pillow vase with butterfly design signed to base

Strombergshytten small pillow vase in ice blue glass by Asta Stromberg with engraved butterfly design.

£30.00 + £Free P&P

Riihimaki triple-hooped vase by Tamara Aladin

A mid 1970’s Riihimaki triple-hooped vase in amber attributable to Tamara Aladin.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Exbor Grid Vase

An Exbor cut and polished rectilinear vase by Ladislav Oliva with blue grid pattern

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Holmegaard Bowl by Per Lutken

A “Selandia” bowl in pale blue by Per Lutken for Holmegaard, dated 1961

£SOLD + £Free P&P

A Topas Vase by Jan Beranek for Skrdlovice

A topas and blue cased vase by Jan Beranek for Skrdlovice dating from the mid-1950s.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Small “Rhapsody” Bowl by Frantisek Zemek

Small “Rhapsody” bowl by Frantisek Zemek for Mstisov dating from the mid-1960s.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

“Abstract” Vase by Vladislav Urban for Rosice

“Abstract” pressed glass vase in clear colourway designed by Vladislav Urban in and produced from 1968 for Rosice glassworks, pattern no. 617.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

A Rhapsody bowl by Frantisek Zemek

A “Rhapsody” bowl with coloured strap decoration by Frantisek Zemek and produced by Moser in the mid-1960s.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Skrdlovice Galaxy Vase

Large Galaxy Vase by Miloslava Svobodova for Skrdlovice

£SOLD + £Free P&P

A Pink Vase by Frantisek Vizner for Skrdlovice

A clear-cased pink vase by Frantisek Vizner for Skrdlovice designed in 1975, pattern no. 7532.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Skrdlovice Orchid Vase by Karel Wunsch

A half-cased, bulbous vase by Karel Wunsch for Skrdlovice dating from 1976

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Skrdlovice Flared Vase by Rudolf Beranek

A Skrdlovice flared vase by Rudolf Beranek from 1963

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Orrefors Vase by Ingeborg Lundin

Late 1950s teardrop-shaped vase by Ingeborg Lundin for Orrefors with geometric cut design.

£79.00 + £Free P&P

Beranek Vase by Jan Konarik

An eliptical vase with blue core cased in yellow swirls by Jan Konarik for Beranek glassworks circa 2000.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Czech Facet Cut Vase Probably by Exbor

A 1950s indigo blue facet cut vase probably by Pavel Hlava for Exbor.

£89.00 + £Free P&P

A Chribska Pink & Amber Tri-form Bowl

A pink and amber tri-form bowl by Josef Hospodka for the Chribska glassworks

£39.00 + £Free P&P

Mdina Paperweight

A Mdina Maltese blue and yellow paperweight

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Ravenhead “Flair” Bowl

An early 1970s Ravenhead “Flair” bowl

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Dartington Primavera Vase

A Dartington for Wedgwood Primavera Vase designed in 1984, pattern no. 359

£26.00 + £Free P&P

Mid-Century Czech Vase with Cut Detail

A stunning mid-Century Czech vase with cut detail

£35.00 + £Free P&P

Skrdlovice “Chimney” Vase

This delightful vase designed for a single or small number of stems in topas and clear glass dating from circa 1970.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Orrefors Butterfly Bowl by Lars Hellsten

Orrefors “Butterfly” bowl by Lars Hellsten.

£70.00 + £Free P&P

ZBS Pink & Blue Vase by Miloslav Klinger

Pink and blue vase by Miloslav Klinger for Zelezny Brod glassworks (ZBS)

£77.00 + £Free P&P

Skrdlovice “Kangaroo” Vase by Milena Veliskova

Skrdlovice “Kangaroo” vase by Milena Veliskova.

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Skrdlovice Cylinder Vase by Jaroslav Svoboda

A Skrdlovice Cylinder Vase by Jaroslav Svoboda

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Skrdlovice vase designed by Frantisek Vizner

A Skrdlovice cobalt blue vase with “mica” inclusions designed by Frantisek Vizner in 1976

£175.00 + £Free P&P

Ladislav Oliva rectangular glass vase for Exbor

An Exbor facet cut and blue flashed “Ameoba” vase with a “Pop Art” splash-like pattern, designed by Ladislav Oliva circa 1968

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Skrdlovice Pink Core Vase

Skrdlovice pink vase cased in clear glass probably attributable to Jan Beranek and taken from a late 1950s design

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Jiri Brabec for Rosice Amethyst Vase

Czech Sklo Union pressed glass vase in amethyst with angled pattern moulded in high relief, designed by Jiri Brabec in 1968 for Rosice glassworks, pattern no. 482/18

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Rosice Rhombus Vase by Jiri Brabec

Czech Sklo Union rhombus shaped vase in amethyst with moulded teardrop lenses designed by Jiri Brabec for Rosice glassworks and produced from 1972, pattern no. 5122/18

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Jiri Brabec for Rosice pale amethyst vase

A 1970s Czech Sklo Union pressed glass vase of tapered form in amethyst designed by Jiri Brabec for Rosice glassworks, pattern no. 5226, also sometimes referred to as a “boobies” vase

£65.00 + £Free P&P

Rosice Rhombus Vase by Jiri Brabec

Czech Sklo Union rhombus shaped vase in green with moulded teardrop lenses designed by Jiri Brabec for Rosice glassworks and produced from 1972, pattern no. 5122

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Rudolf Jurnikl clear glass vase with nipple extrusions

£57.00 + £Free P&P

Hermanova Knobbly Vase by Frantisek Peceny

Czech Sklo Union knobbly pressed glass vase with cones and lozenges in clear colourway designed by Frantisek Peceny for Hermanova Hut glassworks and produced from 1973, pattern no. 20211

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Hermanova Bowl by Frantisek Vizner

A rare colourless “Tetris” bowl designed by Frantisek Vizner for Hermanova glassworks and produced from 1965

£SOLD + £Free P&P

Whitefriars Large Bark Vase in Kingfisher

Whitefriars Large Bark Vase in Kingfisher Blue

£125.00 + £Free P&P

Whitefriars Small Bark Vase in Kingfisher

£65.00 + £Free P&P

So an interest became a hobby and the hobby became a passion which has now become an enterprise. Through Rare Necessities I want to share my passion for 20th Century Glass, to find fellow enthusiasts and to continue to discover this unbelievable art form.

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