Topic: Murano Glass Bird, Made in Italy.....is it?

[flying free]

Rosie, can you send me a pm through the email system please?
thanks  :sun:
m

[rosieposie]

Hi m, sorry, not sure what a pm is and I haven't got your email address....mine is there if you want to forward yours to me.  OK?

[flying free]

Hi Rosie
your email address is currently hidden even though it probably looks open on your monitor - I have just opened mine so you should be able to click on the envelope under my user id on the left of this post and send me an email ...I hope.
thanks
m

[ahremck]

Rosie is your Kiwi(I assume you got it) a real Hokitika kiwi(see my wife's example that is 30 years old or so).  Do you know they make a sleeping Kiwi as well - we bought ours at Hokitika in January this year?  Most Hokitika products have labels only. 

Ross

[rosieposie]

Hi Ross  :hi:

I have got 13 kiwis now....some are Hokitika labelled, some are without labels and some are Schroders......have you heard of them?

You might have unwittingly solved a problem for me though!!

I have a frosted Hokitika Kiwi, and a frosted 'sleeping bird'.  I have never connected the two....but I think you may have given me reason to think the sleeping bird is a Kiwi!!  I have just this minute noticed a very faint mark on the base of the sleeping bird....it says Fostoria....never heard of them!!??

Have a look and see what you think.

[ahremck]

Rosie look up http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fostoria_Glass_Company which I have heard of for table glass.  Also http://www.fostoriaglass.org/fgsamus.htm gets you to the USA Fostoria Society.  Finally http://antiques.about.com/od/elegantglass/a/aa072702.htm looks interesting if only for the links.

Just found this for Schroder's  http://www.finda.co.nz/business/listing/q9yz/schroders-handblown-glass-ltd/ turns out they are just round the corner from Hokitika Glass literally - I missed finding them when I was there.

Finally I agree it is most likely meant to be a sleeping Kiwi.

Ross