Topic: Interesting Studio Glass Vase Unsigned????

[chopin-liszt]

Mr. Harris gained experience rapidly, he had a "knack", he was an absolute natural with hot glass.
The quality of his work increased at an exponential rate - not arithmetical...    
You really cannot compare his Mdina work with that at IoWSG.

[glassobsessed]

I don't think this is from Mdina. Ivo's suggestion of Hebron (or glass made in a similar way) seems more likely going by the photos. Looks more like coloured shards mixed in to give the cloudy effect rather than silver chloride inside the vessel.

Take a look at the links in this thread: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,53544.0.html

It would be interesting to compare the base with the base of one of John's "flattened" early experimental inside-outs

One has a flat polished base the other a very wide polished out pontil mark. Off hand I can not think of a single piece of Mdina with a snapped pontil mark.

John

[chopin-liszt]

They are found only on chalices or goblets.
The only pieces I have with similar-ish silver chloride effects are all cased, not surface decorated.

[glassobsessed]

Of course, silly me!

[chopin-liszt]

  I had to go and search...
The only broken pontil marks found in IoWSG are the attenuated bottles, so I started on tall bottles from Mdina, before I spotted a couple of chalices which reminded me. It's not as if they're common bits. 

[glassobsessed]

As soon as I read your reply I checked my one and only chalice, then I remembered I have sold half a dozen goblets in the last year and I probably still have photos showing the bases....

Isle of Wight goblets have snapped marks too (just checked): https://picasaweb.google.com/Johnmj100/EarlyIsleOfWightStudioGlass#5976918296712674994

[chopin-liszt]

Good to know, I don't have one.
Getting back to the OP bit, despite all the similarities, including the correct shade of amethyst, I really don't think the consensus is that it could be Mdina, not even an early "experimental" bit. There is too much wrong about it too.
I trust my guts on this pretty much, I also trust John' guts. Although it has to be admitted, John and I have had our disagreements in the past, when both our sets of guts say NO, I'd trust them even more.

Thar doesn't mean it couldn't be something from the early days of the Studio Glass Movement... or Hebron.
I just don't know. Sorry.

[BRADBURY7308]

Hi Thankyou very much for your concerted efforts i know it must be very difficult without being able to see the piece in the flesh, Id also like to think it might be something made by somebody in this country in a studio!! It does have a similarity to mdina i hope it wasnt intended to decieve or copy, Anyway it cost me £3 and my mums stole it for her window sill as soon as she saw it so happy days all round thanks again for your expertise..

[chopin-liszt]

At £3, it would be sitting on my shelves if I had seen it!
It is lovely. The features it has in common with Mdina are the features I love about it (Mdina).

[BRADBURY7308]

Managed to find a proper piece of mdina today, Thought id share it with you as it's a fairly dinky piece ive seen them similar but not this small before hope its ok to show...