Topic: who made the penguin? Mdina or not?

[flying free]

Thank you Chris.  I'll have another good look round (in between watching the tennis!)
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[chriscooper]

Boffo penguin with an exceptionally long beak...

http://www.whitefriars.com/bb_orig/viewtopic.php?t=4618&highlight=boffo+penguin

Ray Annenberg one in this eBay link m

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&item=370540249062&nma=true&rt=nc&si=mxvA89WX9EUzFBe27iWECAR8tDY%253D&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Chris

[flying free]

Thankyou Chris.  I remain unconvinced that mine is Mdina unless they started doing speckled blues in later years.  Whilst it is beautifully made, the design is nowhere near as stylised as the large Whitefriars one for example.  The smaller blue controlled bubble one is very different though.
I will keep looking but I'm in abeyance on mine for the mo.
Thanks so much for everyones help 
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[chopin-liszt]

this one's had some sort of.... mishap?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/whitefriars-glass-PENGUIN-/110910142325?_trksid=p4340.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222001%26algo%3DSIC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D464166242689254105%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D1%26

and there's this Phoenician one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251086734479?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
and this one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&hash=item1e6f32dfd0&item=130714623952&nma=true&pt=UK_Art_Glass&rt=nc&si=Rj%252F6FjOQnb5yAQCii0wF7IeW23Q%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

[flying free]

Thanks both for the links.
Sue, I can't see any similarities in shape with the Phoenician ones, they seem thinner more elongated and the wings are quite a bit lower- I think mine is a much nicer shape   But I definitely can't see any similarities in shape with any of the Whitefriars ones and the wings are tooled rather than shaped on the body, and the tail is different (more similar to the Phoenician one).
   not conclusive either way, still feel the jury's out on this one.
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[chopin-liszt]

I've seen shorter Phoenician ones too - just can't find any pics right now. 

I did find this! Multicoloured one.

http://aphoenicianconnection.com/html/fireworks_.html

[chriscooper]

Possibly an MDG one?

https://picasaweb.google.com/107067405711297858658/Penguin#5607319831950298242

What about the one of Pat's in the GMB link I gave you earlier, a group of 3 one looks very similar?


Chris

[flying free]

  I missed that link completely Chris   
No I can't see the similarity with the MDG ones as the wings are different.  But the one on the left in the group of three looks to be the same maker as mine although mine is larger at 110mm rather than 95mm.
It isn't identified though, or I couldn't see it was?  And the only caveat would be that I can't see the make up of the colour very well on that one.  At a distance it does look like Mdina colours with the silver Chloride streaks the same as mine does at a distance.  But when I look at mine close up the teal blue is made up of little speckles of blue in the clear mix rather than it being blue glass if you see what I mean?  I can't tell on Patrick's pic if his is made up in the same way 
Sorry I missed that....   
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[WhatHo!]

What Ho! Its not MDG, it might well be made at Mdina but I dont think it is Boffo, could be someone from Mdina copying Boffos style, cheers Wolfie

[flying free]

thanks Wolfie
I can't think it's Mdina  until I find something with the blue glass made with these little mottled bits.  At which point we come all the way back round to my first post where I commented that it may be Mdina but a later piece 
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