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Title: Mdina shape but not Mdina.
Post by: keith on January 22, 2010, 05:15:29 PM

6.5 ins long,5 high,shape very much like the small 'oil lamps' but the base is very different,help please,Keith.

Title: Re: Mdina shape but not Mdina.
Post by: PAUL H on January 22, 2010, 05:57:10 PM

Hi Keith it looks to be by Mtarfa Glass Malta, they do this shape and also colour seems right.

Title: Re: Mdina shape but not Mdina.
Post by: keith on January 22, 2010, 07:24:50 PM

Ta Paul,did wonder about the other Maltese glass makers,
                                                                               Keith.

Title: Re: Mdina shape but not Mdina.
Post by: langhaugh on January 23, 2010, 06:26:39 AM

Here's another similar piece, this time by Lorraine Glass of Montreal. It looks like the Lorraine piece has far heavier casing on the base, though. ALso much more likely that a Mtarfa piece would find its way to Britian that Lorraine. Sorry about the terrible picture.

David

Title: Re: Mdina shape but not Mdina.
Post by: glassobsessed on January 23, 2010, 10:04:23 AM

Isn't this shape used by a variety of glassmakers?

I would have thought difficult to attribute by shape and colour alone.

John

Title: Re: Mdina shape but not Mdina.
Post by: keith on January 23, 2010, 03:42:06 PM

Thought I'd add another pic' showing the two shades of white used,there is also a groove in the 'handle' same as in the mdina piece I have,Keith.

Title: Re: Mdina shape but not Mdina.
Post by: langhaugh on January 23, 2010, 04:20:34 PM

Quote from: glassobsessed on January 23, 2010, 10:04:23 AM

Isn't this shape used by a variety of glassmakers?

I would have thought difficult to attribute by shape and colour alone.

John

Agreed, John. What I should have said explicitly was that the piece could have been made by a number of glassmakers. I attached a photo of a similar Lorraine piece, but I could have also shown some Scandi pieces.

Keith, I think you'll find that most similar pieces made by a variety of glassmakers would have the same groove in the handle, which is created when the glassmaker uses tongs to pull the glass into shape. The Lorraine piece has grooves, e.g.

David