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Title: Is this Mdina glass?
Post by: eshearm on April 08, 2016, 09:20:07 AM

Is this bowl made by Mdina? It appears to have part of the common base and the colours they use, but I have my doubts?

Title: Re: Is this Mdina glass?
Post by: glassobsessed on April 08, 2016, 09:53:14 AM

Very unlikely. Saying that I have no idea who might have made it, years ago I had this footed bowl which might have been from the same maker, greens and blues, same sort of bubbles, nice quality but also a mystery. Seen a few pieces like it since but no clues sorry.

John

Title: Re: Is this Mdina glass?
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 08, 2016, 12:24:15 PM

I can see why you might think so, but I agree with John, it's not Mdina.
The bubbles are completely wrong, the broken pontil scar and roughly ground surround would never be found on a piece with a "frilly" lobed edge.
I've never seen a broken pontil scar in conjunction with a roughly ground circle from Mdina, but would not rule it out as a possibility, but it would only ever be seen on a very early experimental piece, which, I believe rules out a frilly, lobed edge.