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A spectacular shape! It took me a while to figure out who was the particular designer for this piece in addition to the catalog number, but the moment I saw it I knew it had to come from the Blenko workshop. The shape is very reminiscent of several different Blenko designs, mostly by Wayne Husted not surprisingly. The extreme curves along with the fluid lines made me think it was possibly a piece from the mid-1960's, so when I found the actual date of design for the 563 decanter (sometimes referred the the "Mushroom" decanter by collectors) I was a bit taken aback. It is about a decade earlier than I would have thought.
As usual, good design is always timeless and often transcends time altogether. To say this shape was ahead of its time should be obvious!
Found on November 15, 2005 in Hopkins, MN.
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