Topic: Help Identifying an Art Glass perfume bottle signature from 1980's

[Stringofpearls]

Good morning, could anyone help me with the identification of the art glass maker who made this perfume bottle in the 1980's, I know it has no real age to it but I just cant confirm the signature.....'Chris Rightman, Righting......82 or 87?'
Measures 18 cm tall and weighs 1kg.
All help about the signature, manufacturer and bottle would be gratefully received.
Thank you very much
Simon

[Lustrousstone]

Can't help with the sig but I think my children would dispute that something produced in the 1980s has no real age. The forum covers glass of any age and it's not just about ID, so we will happily enjoy something made yesterday in the appropriate forum

[Stringofpearls]

I'm just trying to remain youthfully positive, can't really believe 35 years have gone by since my youth. Your quite right of course my daughter refers to me as' the Victorian', I try to explain to her that that's  1880 but she just won't have it....I am officially a 'dinosaur'! kids . Forced to live with 'em, not allowed to shoot 'em!
Thanks for the advice on the forum, I am glad that all here can appreciate glass of any age.

[flying free]

Think it's by Chris Pantano
m

[chopin-liszt]

I think you're absolutely right, m .
That will make this Australian.

[brewster]

I agree, it looks like the signature is Chris Pantano. He made several lines of large chunky bottles throughout his career, although I don't recognise the particular style of this one. I will include a couple of examples of his signature for comparison.

There are other threads on the GMB which you can find using the search function at top right of the page. Pantano's work is desirable, but don't pay much attention to the astronomic valuations mentioned.

The most remarkable thing about Chris Pantano is the speed with which he went from a novice in hot glass to a very accomplished artisan. He had only started in hot glass the year before (1986), although he already had experience in kiln worked glass. He also had help at times from experienced glass blowers, but he did lots of hands-on work himself.

He had a studio at Montville, about 100km north of Bisbane and on an escarpment overlooking the coastal plain towards the beach resorts on the Sunshine Coast.

Trevor