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Hyacinth and Bulb Vases from Great Britain

Examples of British vases, as published in a 1989 sales catalogue of hyacinth vases by Asprey’s of London. I wish to thank John Smith – the publisher – for sending me an original catalogue. The two belly shaped vases (second and fourth from the right) were probably made in Bohemia for the British market. For more vases of this type, please look at the chapter on Bohemian vases. In the chapter on hyacinth vases from Holland, vases can be found that were also sold in Britain.

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Various, mostly free blown and pontilled, amethyst vases from Britain.

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Various amethyst vases from Britain. Centre with rim around neck: a Richmond model.

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Different British blue hyacinth vases.

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Two rare so-called Tye’s triple hyacinth vases for forcing three hyacinths in one vase.

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A traditional British vase in various colours.

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4 mould blown heavy hyacinth vases. Three of them I acquired in Britain, one in Holland.

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Typically British vaseline (uranium) hyacinth vases, most of them free blown with pontil marks.

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Footed hyacinth vases are rare in Britain. These three are attributed to the Holyrood Glassworks of Edinburgh and date from around 1900.

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A matching pair of hyacinth vases that were offered in catalogues as model: The Queen. Possibly these vases with enamel painting were made in Bohemia for the British market.

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These vases can usually be acquired in Britain and some in the United States. Probably most of them were manufactured for the British market in Bohemia ( now for the greater part the Czech Republic).

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unique hyacinth (bulb vases) and handmade oil paintings

Collection for Sale

The unique collection of hyacinth vases (bulb vases) belonging to Wim Granneman is for sale, as well as his handmade collection oil paintings, inspired by the vibrant flower bulb fields of the Bulb District (Bollenstreek) in Holland. The vase collection includes many more than shown on the website and is available as a whole or in sets, for instance by country of origin. Parts of the vase collection and oil paitings have been exhibited in various museums.

Interested? Please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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