Topic: Malta Decorative Glass footed swan, fish, penguin with labels !! & others !

[chriscooper]

Known about these for years me and Christine have

[chriscooper]

And the dogs or is a cat

[rosieposie]

How tall is your doggy/cat Chris and do you have a picture of where the tail wraps round the botty please?

[chriscooper]

It's 4" high Rosie will see if I can find a photo with the tail

[chriscooper]

Just to tie a few loose ends up I know the amber elephants were attributed to Boffo but what about the Speckled whale and rabbit are we saying Boffo made these too.
By the way Mike I have decided now mine is a dolphin not a whale.

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[Baked_Beans]

I thought it might be a 'presumed' hybrid-dolphin ( ...have a look at this pic. and see what you think.) The rear fin is in the same position....It's the bottom right image. Based on only a  few available photos ! 

http://namu-the-orca.deviantart.com/art/Southern-right-whale-dolphin-339633668

[chriscooper]

Yep that's what he is.
So have the speckled ones definitely been attributed to being made by Boffo do know Mike.
Just that I saw one yesterday for $160 

[Baked_Beans]

I'm glad you agree with the dolphin 

Not sure about the speckled ones Chris , the elephant is very similar to the amber ones and the rabbit is very well made but who really knows ? It's just a hunch on my part I guess .  I really like them whoever made them . 

[glassobsessed]

Dolphins are a big thing in terms of Mediterranean myth, they have been depicted for many thousands of years. The Greeks liked them and so consequently did the Romans. Dolphins have probably been a traditional form in glass making in Venice probably for most of its existence. Anyway, that would in general terms make me think dolphin before I thought whale. Come to think of it, the head down tail up pose is not unusual either - almost all Salviati's seem to be this way up.

John

[Baked_Beans]

Looks like this discovery of a  hybrid between a Dusky dolphin and a Southern Right whale dolphin is fairly recent though....

http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/share/AquaticMammalsIssueArchives/2002/AquaticMammals_28-02/28-02_Yazdi.pdf