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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Anik R on November 09, 2011, 07:48:38 PM
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What an experience this poor penguin has had.
My husband bought him at the antiques market, hoping to make me happy. It was only when he got him home did he see that the beak was damaged. Upset that he hadn't noticed while buying him, he decided to hide the penguin away and fix it before giving it to me.
While melting the beak and rounding it, he managed to burn the poor thing's head. I don't know if I feel more sorry for the penguin or for my husband, who presented it to me today with some sadness. :spls:
I was wondering if it's possible to identify the maker / country of origin of the penguin?
It's 13cm tall and weighs 458g. The base is polished and solid, and has a wee little hole with a bubble. The interior 'mottling' is white and very dark purple. On its back, I can see tiny little bubbles were the colour meets the clear glass.
Thank you for looking.
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Oh dear! Poor penguin and poor husband! What a nice guy though!
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;D Sorry for being mean Anik probably not meant to be funny but when I clicked on the 2nd photo it really creased me up actually laughed out loud not the best nose job I have ever seen :-[
Chris :sun:
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Looks more like a baby seal now ;) :)
Nigel
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LOL! ;D Now you've got me giggling like mad.
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I wish I had seen what the penguin looked liked before its face was fixed and its head tanned...
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Anik, I bet that sentence has never been uttered in the entire history of the English language . . .
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It's too dark now but tomorrow I will show you a photo of a beautiful Murano bird I bought at an antique fair at the weekend, picked it up and before I could examine it the seller said £10 just about to place it back on the table when she promptly said pleadingly £5??? go on then says I thinking that was easy. When I got home and checked it over with a fine tooth comb realised half the base is actually broken off a miracle it even stands up :-[
Chris
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Hi Anik. I think he migh be Hoglund. At first I thought it might have been Hokitika, but they don't have feet. Hoglund do.....so worth following up.
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It does look like it is Ola & Marie Hoglund. Some of their penguins are at http://www.sealifecreations.com/hoglund/hoglund.htm. I thought all their glass was signed, but I don't know about their animals.
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Thank you for looking!
Hoglund? Wow... I thought the penguin was Chinese, though I don't detect a greasy feel or an odd smell. The penguins in the link do look much like mine, but there are some differences (not including the beak :usd:):
- the wings on my bird have got creases in them... the Hoglund ones seem to have smooth wings
- my bird has deep set eyes... the Hoglund ones don't
- the mottling on my penguin appears messier than the Hoglund ones
- my penguin isn't signed
I found a Hoglund penguin in this thread: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,6545.0.html
Mine just doesn't seem to be of the same caliber. :-\
P.S. Chris, I'm sorry to hear about your bird. £5 is a lot to spend on something so broken. (http://serve.mysmiley.net/sad/sad0040.gif) (http://www.blueislandsdiving.com) Luckily, I know someone who can spruce it up for you...
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Anik, do you think it may be a Chinese version of a Hoglund? I don't know a lot about them. I think they are in NZ. I have a beautiful pink vase they made. It surprised me to see their penguins, since I associated them with the nice vase. I've never held one of the penguins, so I don't know how well they are made.
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Hi Anita, though I wish my penguin was a Hoglund example, I don't think it is. A Chinese version could be feasible... the clear glass isn't 'sparkly' clear which convinces me it's not a better maker. On the other hand, I think my penguin is 15-20 years old as there is quite a bit of wear to the base.
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So far looking good...
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Z-dr_nQ7f9E/TrvBiRcjXnI/AAAAAAAATms/kvC-v6XISYk/s512/SDC10767.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-nb8gb2Asj8k/TrvCXm8Uo_I/AAAAAAAATm0/P6GdBGbtUHc/s512/SDC10771.JPG
Chris
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Aaah poor duckie. He needs a duck crutch!!! Could always try to sell him as a rare crippled duck, deformed at birth! Try to get the sympathy bid! ::)
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Or you could knock the rest of the foot off and list is as Whitefriars.......like everyone else does....you could call it a frigger! :24:
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Oh my, Chris... that is a balancing act. Poor duck.