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small Mdina or IOW vase, unusual foot and broken pontil = probably Mdina

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Lustrousstone:
Suzy thinks this is probably Mtarfa because this one is

chopin-liszt:
To my knowledge, Mtarfa never did that amethyst. I'm still very unsure. It's the foot which is the really big, big problem for me.

There was an amethyst melted in the pot at the RCA, I've got a bit by Pauline Solven, but it's not the same as the Mdina colour, it's not as warm a colour - blueish, grey-ish rather than brownish-aubergine.

I'm starting the lean a bit to early Mdina after all, though. :spls:

IoWSG did do PWs with small feet like this, in the early days, and given MH simply (!!!) continued developing and refining his designs from Mdina to IoWSG, it might have happened at Mdina. The tall-ish button rim doesn't really say MH to me, and it's just a small round bottle - not wildly experimental or very adventurous, again not desperately saying MH either.

glassobsessed:
Using (I think it was Bernard's) rule of thumb, there are three things which don't say Mdina to me. The colour, the neck and the base do not look right to me so I would hedge my bet away from Mdina. Unless it was a frigger.

Christine is that vase signed? I have been wondering for a couple of years who made the glass I have seen in that distinctive colourway (never seen one signed before).

John

chopin-liszt:
 :D
You're treading on Nigel's thumbs here, John!  :thup:

I'm not sure what the amethyst colour would be like under daylight, but I suspect it could be right.
I do have the odd bit of (post-Harris) Mdina which does have this sort of neck in small perfume bottley things.

Christine's bit is definitely Mtarfa, I believe quite early, because it has so much in common with Mdina, as well as being it's own, quite distinct, style. :thup: I like it very much.
I also think it's shaped glass, rather than having an applied foot. Mtarfa did do wiggly shapes.

It's the foot and broken pontil mark which get me regarding the amethyst bottle. Broken pontil mark might be consistent with an applied foot, but are normally only found on the feet of chalices and goblets.
I don't have an IoWSG footed PW to check for a broken pontil mark. :spls:

Lustrousstone:
No it's not (but Sue has a collection of this stuff)

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