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Mdina rare 'cut ice' fish vase signed by Michael Harris...

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glassobsessed:
Lovely piece of glass, wonky signature.

Not sure it's even Mdina but it does remind me of Tim Harris's lollipops (very round shoulders).

Lollipop not fish vase. Genuine sigs here not sure about the one in the top left corner though.

John

PAUL H:
Thanks for your replies..  I suppose I maybe clutching at straws but the signature has base wear running through it making it look scruffier than it looks in real life although I have to admit its crude in comparison to confirmed signatures.. and in reply to the comment from John  I'm pretty convinced its early Mdina the colourway is to my eyes identical to the ones in Mark Hill's book (top of page 27 and page 33) and the shape being more rounder is typical of Michael Harris early production however I wont be too disappointed if it proves to be a Isle of Wight item. So how do I go about pricing such an item in terms of selling on I guess I will have wait until May and get it confirmed as to whether its early Mdina or Isle of Wight.. I wont hold any hope on the signature I just hope it doesn't devalue the vase too much. Regards Paul.

glassobsessed:
I don't think the signature devalues the vase, for some it might even hold extra interest. I thought of starting a fake signature collection when I had two wonky signatures on genuine bits of Mdina. Eventually I auctioned them on ebay and they did fine (pointing out the dodgy sigs), one was spelt wrong, in capital letters and in the 'wrong' place, quite comical really.

Again, lovely bit of glass, I'm quite :mrgreen:.

John

Andy:
I would think its early Mdina, as you say, its a pattern he did at Malta.
The age wear, if someone was bothered enough to fake a signature, adding a few scratches
at the same time would probably also occur to them.
I agree with John re the value.
Andy

PAUL H:
Thanks guys thats made me feel alot better.  :)

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