Topic: Is this an early piece of Phoenician glass on ebay Germany,with silver chloride?

[Baked_Beans]

Just wanted to know when Phoenician glass first started as this has silver chloride and looks to be a very nice , early example.....

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Alte-signierte-Glasschale-Phoenician-Malta-mit-Original-Etikett-/251681340231?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item3a99607b47

Not intending to buy it but well worth the price I think.

Cheers, Mike

[Baked_Beans]

There is some info here from Sue but no date ......the ebay seller also makes a comment about WMF !

I'm looking through the 'Times of Malta' to try to find some job adverts   .......


http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,34392.msg189823.html#msg189823

Ta, Mike

[chopin-liszt]

I haven't tried to translate the listing, Mike.
Phoenician was set up by Leonard Mulligan, who was also Michael Harris' partner in setting up Gozo in '89. (Mark's book, p 68).
Phoenician Glass was in Silema on the Island of Manoel. (Lesley Jackson 20th Century Factory Glass, p.103).
I don't have a date for phoenician being set up.

I do like these little bowls - I have one beside me in blues, greens and swirly whites; with yellows (from silver) and the odd bit of pinky-ochre with bubbles. They strike me as being slightly later Phoenician - they're not based on Mdina designs, they're really heading off in their own (not yet recognised!) artistic direction with these. 

[Baked_Beans]

Thanks very much Sue, they are nice (didn't know they were based there  ! I did buy it in the end.....just hope they can post to the U.K. at a reasonable price. Cheers, Mike

[Baked_Beans]

I think Sliema is on mainland (errr ....island of ) Malta..........

http://www.sliema-malta.com/

Ta Mike

[chopin-liszt]

  slap Lesley Jackson's wrists!

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Manoel+Island,+Malta/@35.9049613,14.5014243,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x130e453139bea801:0x7c39cf22841a108f

[Baked_Beans]

Perhaps it was there and you can get to it via a bridge or ferry from Sliema !

[chopin-liszt]

I've been busy googling nowhere - all the sites that were related to Phoenician glass are now defunct.

Has it gone out of business?

[Baked_Beans]

So have I , they were on the Island of Manoel as Lesley Jackson says.

They may have moved to here.............

http://maltapass.com.mt/en/attractions-in-malta/discount/14/phoenician-glass-blowers.htm?id=14

Cheers, Mike

[Baked_Beans]

I've been looking through the 'Times of Malta' and the earliest advertisement for Phoenician Glassblowers Ltd., I can find , is on the 26 March 1986 , the address is Manoel Island and it states " Introducing a new concept in glass design "  and gives factory opening times.

Ta, Mike