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Streaky Brown art glass, broken pontil 1970s Mdina ish?

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Andy:
Thanks Robbo,
Ive just checked Mark Hills book, and he does say sometimes the remains of the broken pontil
may be seen , and coludnt be polished further without compromising the base, and
what do you know! Ive just found a couple of them on my shelves :D Although not as large as
the one in my photos. (the pontil i mean)

I think Mdina is most likely, maybe it was a shape that was too difficult to make or unpopular?
and didnt have a long run.
Maybe Mark may pop in and give his opinion sometime.
Cheers
Andy

Actually, just adding , its a wonderful piece, and is going to be one of my favourites, i love the Honey
colour, so it woud be nice to get a definite attribution ;D

And also, it was on ebay as 1970s Mdina, so im surprised it didnt get more attention and bids from other
Mdina collectors, just 2 bids, and i got it for about £6 ;) Did anyone out there see it last week?

steph:
Hi Andy,  I saw it - lovely colours.  I'm always nervous of buying from ebay.....I'm still at the stage where I need to hold apiece and see it in the flesh so to speak although I have had some good buys when I've taken a risk. Confidence will come with experience i hope! 

Pip:
Andy, I've had several pieces of Mdina with this brown streaky 'tortoiseshell' type glass - mine however have been more conventional shapes and signed.  The glass looks absolutely fine for Mdina but that shape  :huh:  I've NEVER seen a piece of Mdina in anything even remotely resembling that form so I'd suggest it's either an experimental or limited production piece or else it's not Mdina.  Not very helpful I know but just my thoughts on it.

Andy:
Hi Steph, thanks for not bidding ;)
In defence of ebay, there is some lovely stuff on there, i usually tend to stick to what i know, but
sometimes, i see a piece i think may be interesting, and i try for it, ive bought a lot of rubbish that way :(
but also won some wonderful and unusual pieces ;D (be brave sometimes!)

Pip, thanks for that, if youve seen this colour before, then im 99% sure this is Mdina, im sure somewhere
in the last few years , in a book, or on a website (and i did wonder if it was yours) i have seen this shape :huh:
Ive checked my books, and cant find it, but its definitely a keeper, so maybe in the future i will find out more!
Whats your opinion on the ebay US item? I think its got to be Mdina.
Ive seen plenty of Robbos paperweight pattern, but both mine and the US one, seem more unusual.

Cheers
Andy ;D

David E:
There is another possibility: could it be Mtarfa? I have this very early piece, with label, having a similar streaky appearance. I suppose this can be dated to early 1980s.

Forgot to take include a base shot, which is ground flat (no pontil mark). Anyway, there are certain differences when the bottle in not backlit, but I thought I'd throw this in. If anyone has a matching stopper...

Steph, also got off eBay for a song  ;)

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