Topic: stylised shell thing....any ideas on use or maker please

[bfg]

thanks aa and  fuhrman for the additional info much appreciated

[rosieposie]

I'm tempted to think is started life as a candlestick that got carried away with itself, as aa and fuhfman appear to have intimated.  I lke it anyway,  and would have to have it if I saw it in a shop for sale... I love the 'unusual'.

[rosieposie]

Now this is just a shot in the dark,  so please don't shout me down!   

I have been looking at some of Siddy Langley's work,  and she does a colour combination called 'Pheasant's Feather', that looks extremely similar to this 'Shell' colour way.  She also makes a lot of long necked bottles,  and just supposing she was making one and the glass slumped as she was drawing the neck up,  might she have decided to play with the glass to see what happens,  and ended up with this 'Shell thing'?  Much as aa and Furhman Glass have intimated.

Just a thought anyway, and as she has a well illustrated web site,  so, could it be worth sending her an email with a picture of your 'shell thing' just to see if she remembers making it?  If it was just a piece she was playing and experimenting with,  she may have decided not to sign it.

Here is the website address and if you scroll down you will see the 'Pheasant's Feather' pieces:

http://www.siddy.com/black-website/Images.html

Also on eBay there is one of her pieces in this colour way with a picture of the base which has remarkable similarities... do look and see:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Siddy-Langley-superb-Pheasant-Feathers-Flask-/380813555448

[bfg]

rosie, thankyou

another route to investigate, will go and have a mooch

Mel x

[chopin-liszt]

I just found this auction...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mtarfa-glass-sculpture-/251450536441?pt=UK_Art_Glass&hash=item3a8b9eb1f9

It reminded me of this thread. 

[bfg]

do you think it went wrong Sue? it's quite abstract isn't it!

[chopin-liszt]

No more than I reckon your thingy was another thingy that went wrong!
I just felt it was a bit of support for my Mtarfa suggestion for your bit., which is what I believe it to be. 

The seller does have some interesting items... glass duck from Marano, guilt edged mirrors, an otterman...