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FM Konstglas Sweden Ronneby Bird Figurine, 3 pounder. Signed with original sticker. Has nick/ small chip on head shown in last picture so zoom in. Otherwise average scuffs & scratches, Seen a few variations but this is the full bodied with head down, 3 pounder of lovely glass & very unusual. Measures 7" long, 5" wide & 3 1/2" tall. Again nice weight at little over 3 pounds. Found wonderful write up at the very cool 20th Century Glass at bottom of page. Has nice heavy feel & well done. Good condition but has nick/chip in last picture & still looks awesome. Needs detailed polishing. Guessing made 1960's - 1970's. Nice Glass Art Shipping prices for lower 48 states. Please check pictures for description & condition. Shipping prices are for the lower 48 states only. Contact us first before purchasing if you are outside the lower 48 states for shipping cost, for example Hawaii, Alaska or Puerto Rico. Also all excessive shipping cost will be refunded. Josef Marcolin (b 1933) & Benito Marcolin (b 1936), learned their glass making skills on the island of Murano, Venice, & later moved to Sweden to work at the Glimma glassworks in 1954, then Reijmyre 1956-61, before starting their own company, FM Konstglas. Several of the same designs can be found from both Reijmyre & FM Konstglas. FM stands for Färe-Marcolin, a combination of the brothers' surname & the maiden name of Josef's wife, Inga-Lill Färe (married in late 1950's). Inga-Lill's father Bror Färe was a businessman, & it is thought that he helped to fund the company, which would explain the inclusion of his surname in the company name. "Konstglas" is Swedish for "Art Glass". At first, they rented space at Eneryda glassworks. Glass produced while at Eneryda can be found with labels which read "FM Konstglas, Eneryda". They set up their own glassworks in 1961, in the Swedish town of Ronneby. Labels then read either "FM Konstglas, Ronneby" or "FM Konstglas, Ronneby, Sweden". Fm Konstglas Sweden Ronneby Bird Figurine, 3 Pounder with Nick
