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Offline rosieposie

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Glass bird, Murano or upside down Mtarfa?? Help please?
« on: July 07, 2011, 10:37:17 PM »
Hi all, this is a lovely glass bird, well signed, but I think it might be Mtarfa, upside down......any opinions??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200627757922
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Re: Glass bird, Murano or upside down Mtarfa?? Help please?
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2011, 06:14:28 AM »
Think so, the colours are right
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Re: Glass bird, Murano or upside down Mtarfa?? Help please?
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2011, 06:22:59 AM »
Colours remind me of those 'intestine' like vases they used to do, though I think the signature might be the right way up - they can be be really scratchy and nigh on illegible. Price seems a little preposterous even without the damage to the beak - snapped of the rod, ridiculous. Bad case of keyword spamming too.

I would avoid anyone who uses that many exclamation marks in there location and underlines everything.....

My bad habit is too many full stops!

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Re: Glass bird, Murano or upside down Mtarfa?? Help please?
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2011, 06:30:07 AM »
You're allowed three; then it's an ellipsis...

Or four then it's an ellipsis with a full stop, which is OK too.
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Re: Glass bird, Murano or upside down Mtarfa?? Help please?
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2011, 06:45:37 AM »
Ooo, never heard the term ellipsis before, just looked it up and I shall limit the number of dots I use from now on, no more dot diarrhoea from me. At least until I am tired or half cut...  ;D

John
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Re: Glass bird, Murano or upside down Mtarfa?? Help please?
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2011, 11:13:50 AM »
100% Mtarfa.
I can't read the signature well, but the colourway is a complete giveaway!
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Re: Glass bird, Murano or upside down Mtarfa?? Help please?
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2011, 09:18:27 PM »
All changed and corrected now, and a very nice reply from them as well..... :sun:

BTW, I thought I had the monopoly on full stops.................? :usd:
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Re: Glass bird, Murano or upside down Mtarfa?? Help please?
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2011, 11:53:36 PM »
Thought you might like to know your help ws appreciated, not just by me but also the seller.

On the listing, they have now added the following:

"This No Reserve auction is for mid-century art glass bird figurine paperweight by Mtarfa glass works.
Made in Malta.
My thanks to the Glass Message Board and a very nice fellow ebayer for their help in identifying
this lovely piece."

A satisfactory result and thanks Sue, John and Christine.
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Re: Glass bird, Murano or upside down Mtarfa?? Help please?
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2011, 09:31:49 AM »
Well, it didn't sell, so now it is relisted, without the thanks, and a query on the signature being Mtarfa...hey ho!! :thud:
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