Topic: Worst Buys !! What do you have hidden

[Tigerchips]

That is quite nice, enamel?

[flying free]

  do you hide it with something shorter in front so just the nice toppy bit shows?
oops I've just seen TC's post (who is seemingly much nicer than I am    )

I've also just remembered though, I have the overly complicated, brightly coloured 'Chinese Muran'o vase that OH has refused to have on show.  Even he, with no interest in glass, took one look at it when it arrived and declared it hideous, cheap and nasty (one of my most expensive early purchases)
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[Tigerchips]

No, really, i like it. It fascinates me, nice foot, wavey bits, muted colours. 

[keith]

I really like the vase but all I can see is that face

[petet63]

Glad I started this thread  It's keeping me amused knowing its not just me. Its nice to look at glass but never good when it looks back    I do try to listen to the voice but Im sure there will be a few more mistakes.

[keith]

There,that's better,should nave thought to do that ages ago

[flying free]

pretty! does it glow under blacklight?
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[wolkenreb]

Genius Keith!  Just don't put a mirror behind it and you're sorted.

I'm going to show you my 'guilty secret'.  It's not that I wish I hadn't bought it as it was (obviously) a cheap item, but it is placed where no-one can see it.  I found it in my 'glass' search on Ebay and even though it wasn't at all what I was looking for, it drew me in and I had to buy it.  The Ebay photo was pretty bad so I didn't know what I was buying really.  Anyway, here it is - mostly glass except for the figures and embellishments. To be honest, if I could be totally frivolous, I'd probably collect these things, and the little lampwork figures that come in glass boxes with a mirror behind - Oooh they are awful, but I like them!

[johnphilip]

Probably the piece i bought a couple of days ago and asked to be IDd on here , i put it down to permanent juvenile dementia , had it since i was born .

[wolkenreb]

What piece was that?