Topic: help needed to identify glass cockerel

[Lizb]

Hi i have been having a clear out and come across this glass cockerel but it has no markings can anyone help identify??

thanks

[Ivo]

Hiya Liz, welcome to the glass message board. Your bird is not a random soup chicken - it is one with an attitude. It was almost certainly made in Portugal where it is the national emblem.  Or if it was made in China, it was made for the Portugese market.

If you go to Google images and put in "El Gallo de Barcelos" you will get pages of cockerel...

[Lizb]

Thanks but i have googled this and its a completely different design from my one - can anyone else help identify? Not sure if it worth anything or trash

thanks again

[David E]

Ivo was pointing you to Google to demonstrate the diversity of cockerels found in Portugal. You need to dig a little deeper to find glass ones... I just googled "Chinese glass cockerel" as per Ivo's hint and came up with this - problem solved?

[keith]

Here's another,Italy maybe,
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,27742.msg151315.html#msg151315

[Lizb]

Thanks very much for all replies i have googled this and still cannot find one the same - Maybe its just trash never mind thought i would try before putting in the skip  - thanks again

liz )

[David E]

Hmm, "putting in the skip" is a very responsible approach... I'm sure someone, somewhere would like this - why not just take it down to a charity shop?

[Lizb]

Ahh good idea - thanks again for your help