Topic: Today's Charity Shop Purchase - Mdina Glass - 1

[Greg.]

Hi All,

Today I am now boarding on being bankrupt, however, am consoling myself with these truly magnificent pieces of Mdina that I came across in a charity shop today.

The first is an absolutely massive Mdina Sculpture which is around 15 inches tall, and I would approximate around the 20lb in weight mark. Signed the base with what I believe is Eric Dobson's signature and dated 1973.

Please enjoy, these have made my year!

Greg
 

[kitty-kat1234]

I bet they have,they are both GORGEOUS :hiclp: :rah:

[suzygpr]

 

Even though I am green with envy, well done - seriously impressed.

Suzy xxx

[rosieposie]

The boy done good, innit??  :hiclp: :smg:

[Max]

Bothery hell!  You lucky, lucky, lucky (getting a bit Monty Python here...lol) thing!  Those are very splendid indeed!    :rah:

[Greg.]

thanks all, think I've had my fair share of luck this week.

 

[Cathy B]

Is that one of those intestine sculptures?  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[Greg.]

Hi Cathy,

They do look a little like intestines! especially when the light shines through showing the internal detail. I think their freehand sculptures, quite often their mistakenly described as knots. I had a few of the smaller sculptures before, which are much later in date, I gather that these were predominately sold as souvenirs. The large ones are generally earlier, this ones a beast, weighing around the 20lb mark, problem is that's its too heavy for any of my shelves! Although does look great near the window with the light shinning through.

Greg
 

[ahremck]

 :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:  Oh for charity shop finds like that over here!  Absolutely cracking pieces.

Ross

[Greg.]

Thanks Ross, right place, right time, I think that they had just come in. On seeing them I just had to buy them, and paid market price (and now am having to let go of a few other pieces to help finance, but on balance I could not leave the shop without them.)

I especially liked the fact that they were both signed by Dobson and both produced in 1973.