Yesterday on Ebay, I picked up three more...a 1-ring, another 2-ring, and a 4-ring. I was lucky enough to get all three for less than most stores ask for a single 1-ring, so I was pretty pleased with my bargain, especially since I've read on a couple of retail sites that Iittala has stopped exporting their candleholders to the United States. I guess that means I'll be searching Ebay and Etsy for the larger ones to complete my collection. I'd at least like to get a 5-ring and a 6-ring before they get hard to find.
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I first picked up a set of Festivo wine glasses, then started collected the candlesticks. Love them! The odd shape of the 'ring' -- kind of a football or eye-shaped knuckle in the stem -- and the raised, bark-like texture make Festivo unique.
ReplyDeleteBut beware of fakes! I've seen items labeled 'Festivo' with completely round rings, stocky columns, incised knicks for texture, and/or yellowish glass. Here are two items that are surely not genuine:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/172627729/on-sale-vintage-mid-century-modern-timo?ref=market
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/398357529511393830/
Steve, I agree that there are many people out there listing their clunky imitations as real Festivo. Usually the thick, straight columns are a dead giveaway.
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