Arabia (Finland)

studio-pots wrote:The Ruska range was one of the company's most successful and was not discontinued until 1999.

Wow, good design always sells!

I cant tell whether its Swiss or Swedish Airlines...all help much appreciated

I think it's SAS Scandinavian Airlines, with the three cross flags representing the three counties involved: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. If you Google "SAS airlines winged badge", you'll find some coloured versions of the logo.

Any idea of age ?

If you google Arabia Finland marks the factory has a page of its marks over the decades

Thanks Naomi

1949-64....

12" long fish shaped trivet designed by Kaarina Aho for Arabia Finland, 1950s

Good morning, newbie to the forum here.

This piece is marked Arabia Finland with production marks dating them to December 1964. For the life of me I cannot find this pattern anywhere online and have never seen this shape of a teacup with only a ridge for a handle. It looks like someone took an egg cup and dropped the ring about an inch. Can anyone help in identifying this pattern?

The cup itself measures 2" tall and the opening is 2 1/2" across. the saucer measures 4 3/4" across. Much appreciated!

I don't recognise this pattern or shape. It could be worth your while contacting them directly:
Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
PL 130
Hämeentie 135
00561 Helsinki
FINLAND

tel. +358 2043910

Lotta Lappalainen
Communications Manager
viestinta.pr@fiskars.com
lotta.lappalainen@fiskars.com

the email addy is for marketing but I'm sure they would pass your message on.

Thanks, Debbie. However, it specifically states on their Contact page that they do not identify old Arabia products. Have you contacted them for product identification with success?

Contact Form
Please give us feedback, or ask us if there is something you’re wondering about.If you wish to get an answer from us then please give your contact information.Unfortunately we cannot offer price estimations on products that are taken out of the assortment. We also do not identify old Arabia products.

debbie32 wrote:I  don't recognise this pattern or shape.  It could be worth your while contacting them directly:
Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
PL 130
Hämeentie 135
00561 Helsinki
FINLAND

tel. +358 2043910

Lotta Lappalainen
Communications Manager
viestinta.pr@fiskars.com
lotta.lappalainen@fiskars.com

the email addy is for marketing but I'm sure they would pass your message on.

I went straight to the contact page (not the contact form) and that info regarding I.D wasn't there. There is mention of as design museum on their FAQs that has some literature on old products - might be worth a try.

The shape was designed by Göran Bäck 1964/5.

denbydump wrote:The shape was designed by Göran Bäck 1964/5.

THANK YOU! As soon as I googled Goran Back's name I found the design and pattern. Kanerva mocha cup. Case closed.

Thank you all! Brian

To add to the rather lovely pictures I picked up this large cup and saucer today - it has a touch of the Ulla Porcope deep colouring to me but i have yet to find a match!

A giant mug which seems to be hand decorated.

denbydump wrote:A giant mug which seems to be hand decorated.

And very nice it is

Can anyone help with the identification or any information on this hand-painted Arabia dish? It is from 1964-71 according to back stamp but has no signature.
It is 23cm in diameter.
Any info appreciated.

It looks to be a standard tableware dinner plate that someone has decorated.
Is it just painted or actually properly glazed?

That's what I thought initially but it appears to be glazed,

I don't think the messy rim would have passed their quality control checks so I think it's a bought in blank that someone has glazed themselves, but in such cases it's unusual not to have a signature. Or it might be a test piece.

Both by Arabia, Finland, but who are the designers?

A square, handled tray. Not sure of the year.

Heavy, thick bowl, a little over 6" wide x 1" high, with the impressed mark "Arabia Suomi Finlandia." The ink stamp that uses that wording dates to ~1930-1949 - not sure if this is of similar date.

Other hand-made Arabia pottery I've seen has been inscribed "ARABIA" and the artist's initials. Maybe they didn't like this enough to put their name on it, but it was good enough to be sold under the company's mark? Any insight into its production would be greatly appreciated.

(I fiddled with the contrast on the last photo to try to emphasize the marks left from working the clay.)