Topic: unknown glass pronged tea light holder???

[stemidd]

hi all,

i have come accross a really nice heavy glass pronged item, possibly a tea light holder as it has a central hole, 2kg in weight, 20 cm in diameter approx & possibly scandanavian.
have any of you experts come accross one before and have any info on the maker & origin?

thanks in advance guys & gals

regards

steve in leeds, uk

[Lustrousstone]

Can we have a top view please. It looks like a tea warmer.

[stemidd]

here you go christine

[Lustrousstone]

Yes that's a tea warmer. Lots of similar ones
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,16974.0.html

[stemidd]

hi,

are they scandanavian, or do you know who made this one?

cheers

steve

[Ivo]

Either muurlanlasi or pasabahce

[rosieposie]

Paşabahçe  is Turkish, Steve........
I didn't realise they made this sort of thing Ivo.....I have seen the run of the mill glassware and in stark contrast, the beautiful blue filligrana-style Çeşm-i Bülbül  (Nightingales eye) glass.

[Anne]

Some were made in Germany as well, I have several of these by different makers, but I've not seen this particular one before.

[Ivo]

Paşabahçe  is Turkish, Steve........
I didn't realise they made this sort of thing Ivo.....I have seen the run of the mill glassware and in stark contrast, the beautiful blue filligrana-style Çeşm-i Bülbül  (Nightingales eye) glass.

i think Çeşmibülbül translates as nightingale fountain. The main factory is huge - www.sisecam.com/  is the parent dir of everything glass in turkey. sise is bottle, cam is glass...

[rosieposie]

That's really interesting Ivo....I had always thought  Çeşm-i Bülbül was 'Nightingale's Eye' or even 'Eye of the Nightingale'.
A couple of years ago I was researching who made this beautiful filigrana glass made by Paşabahçe,and was directed to this site:

http://www.exploreistanbul.com/Category.aspx?CategoryID=30&ArticleID=265

One of these days, when I can afford it,  I am going to buy a piece of this beautiful glass.

In the meantime....back to the tea pot warmers......looks like there is a new collecting bug attached to those as they seem to come in so many different patterns and styles.