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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Gilead on March 25, 2008, 03:32:41 PM

Title: Italian vase ?
Post by: Gilead on March 25, 2008, 03:32:41 PM

This little vase has the patten encased in side and is very heavy smooth polished pontil sort of white clouds with blue float over the top off them it stands 5.5ins high i just love this vase,the colour the touch the style any idea of the maker please, this is mint condition.

Thanks for listening to me dribble on,
                                                 steve

Title: Re: Italian vase ?
Post by: Andy on March 25, 2008, 04:42:38 PM

Hi Steve,
its Mdina, Malta.
Regards Andy

Title: Re: Italian vase ?
Post by: Gilead on March 25, 2008, 04:48:24 PM

Cheers Andy.
                 Should it be signed / or where there some that are'nt i am still trying to get the hang of this glass collecting but will get there in a few years time and £ Thousand down the road  ;D

Title: Re: Italian vase ?
Post by: Lustrousstone on March 25, 2008, 07:59:00 PM

Some are, some aren't...

Title: Re: Italian vase ?
Post by: Gilead on March 25, 2008, 11:53:10 PM

Will anyone chance an arm and care to put some date or persons name to this if it can be done, or are these made by workers whom work for the company, so no one person as such. i am guessing 78 and could this be Carafe shape ? would this have had a stopper do you think?

                                                                                                                                                                            Steve

Title: Re: Italian vase ?
Post by: Sue C on March 26, 2008, 12:24:07 AM

This may help Steve http://www.glassfairs.co.uk/Articles/mdina.htm

Title: Re: Italian vase ?
Post by: Lustrousstone on March 26, 2008, 10:28:53 AM

I doubt that it had a stopper, most likely just a vase and I'm not sure how you pinned it down to 1978, probably newer than that. Here is the current Mdina website http://www.mdinaglass.net/index.htm (http://www.mdinaglass.net/index.htm)