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Offline Ivo

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green penguin - I'm not making this up!
« on: June 26, 2011, 02:40:40 PM »
Dark green pinguin, blown (hollow) and pinched. The bottom ring has a very curious finish: cut with radial grooves. Now why would anyone do that?
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Offline Anik R

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Re: green penguin - I'm not making this up!
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2011, 03:52:16 PM »
Could your penguin be Polish?  I've got a similar penguin designed by Zbigniew Horbowy.  One of the 'oddities' about his pieces is that the finish of the base can differ from piece to piece.

Edit: I forgot to mention that the base of my penguin is hollow, which might not be apparent from my photograph.
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Re: green penguin - I'm not making this up!
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2011, 04:29:10 PM »
Very good likeness, the penguin treatment seems to be identical  :hiclp:
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Re: green penguin - I'm not making this up!
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2011, 07:37:13 PM »
Mght we see your 'bottom' please Ivo??  :usd:

Anik,  yours looks like a watermelon.  Lovely.
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