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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Amaya on November 25, 2009, 05:03:00 AM

Title: Cocktail/sherbert glasses
Post by: Amaya on November 25, 2009, 05:03:00 AM

Hi,

Any ideas on the maker and era of these lovely glasses?  Because of the irregularity in size (some are almost uniform but a couple are noticeably smaller), does this mean that they were hand blown?
They are 105 cm high, 94mm top diameter and 75mm base diameter.

They look very similar to Sherberts by Michael Harris of Mdina - possible?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Amaya

Title: Re: Cocktail/sherbert glasses
Post by: Ivo on November 25, 2009, 07:45:15 AM

machine made in the 1950s or 60s, probably in Empoli, Parma or in Belgium - but could be British or German too. Definitely not Maltese, I don't think they ever had the equipment to do mass production.

Title: Re: Cocktail/sherbert glasses
Post by: Amaya on November 25, 2009, 09:38:29 AM

Thank you Ivo.  Could you clarify something for me please? - I'm a newcomer to the world of glass identification and collecting.  If these glasses were machine produced, why is there such irregularities in the set?  I would have thought that anything machine produced would have resulted in a more uniform end product.

I appreciate your expertise and look forward to hearing more.  Thank you  Amaya