Topic: Early Mdina or Experimental I.O.W Aurene Large Cylinder Vase w. Silver Chloride

[Baked_Beans]

Thanks Sue,

I didn't think it contained any silver chloride ....nice to know what it does contain  though !

So it looks like this example is all silver chloride with a bit of blue in the base, as far as I can see . 

[Lustrousstone]

The blue is the dodgy clear glass (i.e., poor quaity sand) found in a lot of earlyish Mdina

[Baked_Beans]

Oppps ! I might just have to retire !...not easy trying to suss the pics. 

Sorry Greg !

Cheers, Mike 

[chopin-liszt]

No retiring!
You're just on the learning curve.

[Baked_Beans]

It's a long curve for me though....Iv'e been on it for years   

This vase must be an early Mdina then , is that the conclusion here ?

Cheers me dears, Mike

[chopin-liszt]

I'm completely stumped. 

[Greg.]

Thanks Mike for the pictures and also the link to your WMF piece, I had forgotten about that thread. 

It is certainly easier when viewing the vase in hand, the camera photos also have a habit of picking up background colour, which makes things trickier.

The iridescence Silver Chloride streaks do give a subtle purple/blue effect to the glass at certain angles.  Also the thickness of the base also distorts the true colour again when viewing at certain angles.

Thanks for your thoughts Christine. I don’t know why I hadn’t thought about comparing the quality of the metal, which on close inspection is very similar to other Mdina pieces I have from the same period. There is also a multitude of small bubbles that can be seen within the base on close inspection, again a reminiscent feature of earlyish Mdina glass.

Handful of pictures attached...

[glassobsessed]

One globe, one inside out vase.

[chopin-liszt]

Those look familiar...
Do you recognise this one, John?

[Greg.]

Thank you both for the photos.