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Identification of an iriscendant glass vase, ID = Phoenician Glassware
rdorrer:
Dear glass collectors, I am a beginner so please forgive me any mistake I may perform (and also I am not a native English speaker).
I put a pic of a small irisendant vase I found on a charity market a few months ago here in Vienna. It stands 18cm high and has an oval shape. It is marked on the bottom but I cannot read it - see 2. pic.
Thanks in advance for any suggestion.
chopin-liszt:
I actually recognise the glass, it is Phoenician, from Malta.
(I've been after one of these for a long time!)
But what I seem to be able to read on the base is Mtarfa. Also Maltese. I'm confused. ;D
Welcome!
Can you try taking another photo of the mark on the base, but rub a little talcum powder over the marks first, to help make them clearer?
I cannot speak any language other than english, so you are already far better than I am. :)
(I've been peering again, perhaps the bit I think says "Mtarfa" says Malta? and there is something above that?)
The talcum powder trick should help!
rdorrer:
Thank you Sue, you helped me a lot, now I could verify that it is "Phenician" and "Malta". As I never heard of this production before, I was not able to read it.
Have a beautiful sunday evening -
from Vienna - Rosemarie (it i very hot here, summer with 30C)
--- Quote from: chopin-liszt on July 24, 2016, 03:48:39 PM ---I actually recognise the glass, it is Phoenician, from Malta.
(I've been after one of these for a long time!)
But what I seem to be able to read on the base is Mtarfa. Also Maltese. I'm confused. ;D
Welcome!
Can you try taking another photo of the mark on the base, but rub a little talcum powder over the marks first, to help make them clearer?
I cannot speak any language other than english, so you are already far better than I am. :)
(I've been peering again, perhaps the bit I think says "Mtarfa" says Malta? and there is something above that?)
The talcum powder trick should help!
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chopin-liszt:
:)
Wonderful, thanks for the extra images and your trouble taking them.
It is a beautiful little vase. This design/colourway is not common. I don't think Phoenician Glassblowers made many pieces.
The proper full name of the factory is "Phoenician Glassblowers".
rdorrer:
--- Quote from: chopin-liszt on July 24, 2016, 07:22:26 PM --- :)
Wonderful, thanks for the extra images and your trouble taking them.
It is a beautiful little vase. This design/colourway is not common. I don't think Phoenician Glassblowers made many pieces.
The proper full name of the factory is "Phoenician Glassblowers".
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Thanks a lot - do you have an idea of the time it was made?
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