Vintage Rare Estonia LORUP Yellow Glass Carafe/Pitcher Artisan Made w/Stickers

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Vintage Rare Estonia LORUP Yellow Glass Carafe/Pitcher Artisan Made w/Stickers
Hand Made Yellow in Translucent Glass w/Cobalt Blue Handle 9" Tall Perfect Condition.
In 1924 Estonian entrepreneur Johannes Lorup took over the run-down Meleski glass factory, in its hayday the largest glass producer for the Russian Empire in the 19th century. He expanded the production and as a savvy businessman, secured profitable governmental orders to produce vodka and milk bottles, for instance.  Within five years Lorup had turned the business around and grown fast, which forced him to optimise costs and resources by moving all production into the capital, Tallinn. Johannes Lorup continued expanding and innovating, investing all profits into attracting well known glass artists across Europe to Estonia, continuously training and improving his own glassblowers, widening product catalogue and moving into crystal manufacturing.
What set Lorup's glass apart from competitors was its impeccable quality and clarity of the glass. Although Lorup imported a lot of technical expertise and all of the raw materials to ensure the high quality of the production, he never copied the designs of other producers in Europe. Instead, he hired numerous talented designers from Estonia to create unique shapes and patterns that have become an inseparable part of Lorup's heritage. Lorup sold his glass not only in Estonia but also to the USA, UK, Egypt, Germany, Israel and Turkey. In modern day original Lorup glass is still kept in high regard and can be found in antique shops specializing in vintage glass.
When Soviet Russian forces moved into Estonia during WWII, many successful private businesses were nationalised and their owners deported to Siberia to never return. Johannes Lorup, the founder of Lorup glass factory, shared the same tragic fate as so many others in Soviet occupied territories.