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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Malta Glass => Topic started by: jimbo1 on April 11, 2009, 12:01:23 PM
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Hi All,
Wonder if someone could help me identify this candlestick. It looks very similar to the craggy knop chalice vase featured in Mark Hills excellent book but it's a candlestick. Mark mentions these to be rare.
Colour is light brown/ochre with chloride streaks, there is a broken pontil to the base but with no other marks. There are a few bubbles within the glass.
Just wondering if it is Mdina and what date.
Many thanks
James
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Looks to me like you have found the necessary info, Mark Hill mentions this colour too. I have not seen one of these before and although I have read the book and dip in and out from time to time the candle sticks had never stuck in my mind. Must be getting older.
Nice find!
John.
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I don't think it is Mdina, certainly not an older piece. The bluish colour of the clear glass and the unfinished pontil worry me. Mdina is/was not the only company to use silver chloride. Annette Meech also produced similar things way back... just for a start
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Looks like I jumped the gun then, the jury appears to be out.
John.
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I agree with Christine, it doesn't look like Mdina to me,
The stem and base just don't look right.
but, you never know, maybe it is and rare !!! :chky: :clap: :chky:
good luck
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The colour looks very Spanish recycled to me...
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I have a Mdina one.. the colours are the usual blue/green and although not signed or labeled it is definitely Mdina bought back from the Island late 70s. I believe these to be quite scarce. Paul
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Hi All,
James sent me this image last week, before I had seen this post. In my opinion it is a piece of Mdina, and indeed quite rare. The cracked-off pontil is standard on these, based on the five or so I have seen and handled. I own two, and have seen this colourway before. All have the same design, particularly as regards the actual holder with a collar beneath.
Thanks,
Mark
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Sorry, also forgot to say that the Harris family have one in their collection, brought from Malta, which was the only one I had seen for quite some time...!
Mark
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Not sure why this is still in unresolved
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And I was becoming astounded that 2 Mdina candlesticks appeared on the same day..
(then I read the dates and Christine's comment. I can't think how I missed this post originally - but my pc doesn't always keep me signed in - M keeps disconnecting me, so I lose a lot of posts)
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Just wanted to add this one to the thread. This is 15 cm tall and FULL of tiny bubbles.....There seem to be two versions of these , those with wider bowls to house the base of the candle and then the thinner bowls with more of the stem appearing above the craggy knop . The bowl is attached to the stem just above the knop . Four pieces in total...the foot, the tapered stem , the craggy knop and then finally the bowl attached to the stem .