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Title: Satinised Egyptian Queen. What was she part of?
Post by: Della on June 27, 2007, 09:47:58 AM

Hi all  ;D

This lady was obviously part of something and I presume that she had something under her feet and something above her head. I can't find anything similar, so I thought that I would pick the brains of all of you.  ;)

(http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10026/thumb_queen.jpg) (http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-7666)(http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10026/thumb_queen1.jpg) (http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-7665)(http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10026/thumb_queen2.jpg) (http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-7664)(http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10026/thumb_queen3.jpg) (http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-7663)
Click to enlarge.

She is 260mm tall and very heavy.
TIA
Della
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Title: Re: Satinised Egyptian Queen. What was she part of?
Post by: selina on June 27, 2007, 10:11:45 AM

She looks like a bottle or decanter top.... ;D Im thinking she may be Nefertiti if that helps with a future search.

Trudy

Title: Re: Satinised Egyptian Queen. What was she part of?
Post by: Tigerchips on June 27, 2007, 06:10:02 PM

She looks like a pillar?

http://daphne.palomar.edu/mhudelson/WorksofArt/02Egyptian/2099.html

Title: Re: Satinised Egyptian Queen. What was she part of?
Post by: Della on June 27, 2007, 06:30:58 PM

Thanks Trudy & Tony  ;D

I still haven't found anything similar under Nefertiti, Trudy. I think that at 10 1/4" in height she is a little large for a bottle stopper though  ;) ;D

She must have had a base though, and a top. There are remnants of gold paint around the edge of the protruding top piece.  ???

I will keep looking.

Title: Re: Satinised Egyptian Queen. What was she part of?
Post by: Max on June 27, 2007, 08:36:22 PM

Della, I was thinking part of a chandelier or something?  Chandeliers often have interconnecting parts, so it's a possibility perhaps?  :)

I have to admit, it'd be a very exotic chandelier though!

Title: Re: Satinised Egyptian Queen. What was she part of?
Post by: Sue C on June 28, 2007, 08:10:16 AM

Hi Della,because of Howard Carter and the discovery of king Tut's tomb, in the 1920's people were fascinated with all thing's Egyptian, i think your figure was a table lamp with the base missing and the top would have maybe held a glass globe, but i'm probably wrong as usual  ::)

Title: Re: Satinised Egyptian Queen. What was she part of?
Post by: heartofglass on June 28, 2007, 12:50:02 PM

Hi Della,
how about a comport stem? That would account for there being fittings at both ends of the figurine. I can imagine this figure as the stem or columnar support for a very chic deco style comport.

Title: Re: Satinised Egyptian Queen. What was she part of?
Post by: Della on June 28, 2007, 01:04:59 PM

Hi Max, Sue & Marinka   ;D

Well, Annelies says lamp, I thought maybe comport, but never thought of chandelier.
When I saw that Sue C had replied, I got really excited, because if it is out there, Sue normally finds it, or something similar. I am still very grateful for all of you input  :D

Title: Re: Satinised Egyptian Queen. What was she part of?
Post by: Sue C on June 28, 2007, 01:57:49 PM

HEY!!! i hav'nt given up yet!!  :P :-*

Title: Re: Satinised Egyptian Queen. What was she part of?
Post by: selina on June 28, 2007, 11:32:26 PM

Quote from: Deltab on June 27, 2007, 06:30:58 PM

 "I think that at 10 1/4" in height she is a little large for a bottle stopper though  ;) ;D"

Hey Della,

I suggested the bottle stopper because of this one that I own...
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-3423

As you can see its quite tall...and the base on yours was what reminded me of this one too..same base that looks like it fits in a bottle neck. The one I have is Murano, maybe they had an Egyptian series too! :)
Trudy

Title: Re: Satinised Egyptian Queen. What was she part of?
Post by: RAY on June 29, 2007, 01:15:26 AM

it's Queen Hatshepsut, you can tell from the head dress, queen's did not wear them only Pharaoh's, now here come's the tricky bit, she dressed like a man and wore a fake beard so the Egyptians thought there Pharaoh was a man, She was married to king Thutmose II and on his death she made herself Pharaoh and not letting the old kings son her nephew to become king, but after 20yrs of rule she died or was she murdered by her nephew? then all records of Queen Hatshepsut disappeared and most of the cartouches with her name on were erased from history

Title: Re: Satinised Egyptian Queen. What was she part of?
Post by: Della on June 29, 2007, 06:58:29 AM

Hi Trudy,

Wow, your duck is huge, but what a beauty!! Just goes to show what unusual things are/were available on the market.  :)

Hi Ray,

Long time no see  ;D What an amazing bit of history. Thank you so much!  ;D

Title: Re: Satinised Egyptian Queen. What was she part of?
Post by: RAY on June 29, 2007, 09:50:16 PM

just re-read my post and missed my bit out, i agree with Sue C, lamp stand, i would think that the base would of been marble or granite and the light fitting is missing of the top