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Title: Large Grey Owl - any ideas? ID = FM Konstglas, Ronneby
Post by: josordoni on August 14, 2006, 01:20:08 PM

I bought this large Grey Owl in with a load of Wedgwood weights - he is unsigned, and totally unlike any Wedgwood owls I have ever seen.  Nice quality though - any ideas on where he might be from, or if he is by a known maker? He stands about 4 ins 100 mm to the top of his ears.

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-7926

Title: Large Grey Owl - any ideas?
Post by: Leni on August 14, 2006, 05:26:40 PM

I have a feeling I've seen this little chap before and I think he might be Scandi, but can't be more specific than that   :oops:  :roll:  Sorry!

Title: Large Grey Owl - any ideas?
Post by: Tigerchips on August 15, 2006, 07:37:17 AM

Is the decoration made up of tiny bubbles?

If so, I wonder if it is any relation to this?
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,5997.0.html

Or could this be a common decoration inside glass and attributed to more than one maker?

Title: Large Grey Owl - any ideas?
Post by: glasswizard on August 15, 2006, 08:46:28 AM

Reminds me a bit of Ronneby Sweden. Could be wrong but worth a try. Terry

Title: Large Grey Owl - any ideas?
Post by: josordoni on August 15, 2006, 09:18:10 AM

Tiger, the dark internal patterned section is covered with fine bubbles, which is creating the shaded grey effect (you can see the real colour of the dark glass in the centre of the base pic), then there are uneven lines of larger bubbles running up the valleys.  Uncontrolled bubbles rather than controlled bubbles I would say  :lol:

So yes, it does have similarities to the swan.  The eyes and the ears have been created using pincers and presses to the original clear casing, rather than being separately applied, likewise the beak is pulled from the original glass not applied.

Terry, thanks for the Ronneby suggestion, I'll have a look into that.

Title: Large Grey Owl - any ideas?
Post by: paradisetrader on August 15, 2006, 10:44:25 AM

Definately FM Konstglas, Ronneby, Sweden
You will find many with exactly the same decor in exactly the same color.
They are usually signed.

Addendum
I recently discovered that FM (Fratelli Marcolin) continued to make glass animals in exactly this style after they returned to Italy. These bear a "Marcolin, Italy" label. I don't know if they were signed or not, I suspect not, which could explain why yours isn't and exactly what it is.

Title: Large Grey Owl - any ideas?
Post by: josordoni on August 22, 2006, 07:35:12 PM

Thank you Pete - can't seem to find anything in Google on these at the moment, but I am sure I will find something in the end!

Title: Re: Large Grey Owl - any ideas?
Post by: inca on November 29, 2006, 12:18:29 AM

Quote from: "josordoni"

I bought this large Grey Owl in with a load of Wedgwood weights - he is unsigned, and totally unlike any Wedgwood owls I have ever seen.  Nice quality though - any ideas on where he might be from, or if he is by a known maker? He stands about 4 ins 100 mm to the top of his ears.

Hi,

This is without any doubt FM Konstglas, Ronneby.

Ingela

Title: Large Grey Owl - any ideas?
Post by: josordoni on November 29, 2006, 11:17:02 AM

Thank you Ingela!  

I do like him, he is sitting on the shelf over my desk helping me to get wiser...

 :lol:  :lol:

Title: Re: Large Grey Owl - any ideas?
Post by: Lustrousstone on July 17, 2007, 07:07:39 PM

Can we have your owl pic back please and then maybe a nice mod will put the link at the beginning

Title: Re: Large Grey Owl - any ideas?
Post by: josordoni on July 17, 2007, 07:44:59 PM

Here he is Christine...

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-7926

Title: Re: Large Grey Owl - any ideas?
Post by: Anne on July 17, 2007, 08:40:53 PM

Sorted.  8)

Title: Re: Large Grey Owl - any ideas?
Post by: josordoni on July 17, 2007, 09:22:12 PM

Good Guess Anne!!

but......

do you watch QI at all... if so you will know the big Klaxon that goes off when the most obvious (wrong) answer is given!   >:D

Title: Re: Large Grey Owl - any ideas?
Post by: Anne on July 18, 2007, 01:21:43 AM

Bahhhh!  :P     ;D

QI? Nope never...   8)

Title: Re: Large Grey Owl - any ideas?
Post by: Lustrousstone on July 18, 2007, 12:10:30 PM

Thank you. You'll have to watch he doesn't get huffy insulting him like that. Oops, cafe.... >:D