Featured Mdina glass and others

The boat is a Murano ashtray

 

The green bubble isn't Wedgwood, they never did those. The other three bubble Jack in the Pulpits are Aseda. Gondola is generic Italian.

The best things you have there are 1,5 , 11 and 12, which are rare and absolutely cracking. 1 and 5 especially, Michael Harris ones. Weights are very common, I've got loads of them. I've also got the bottle, the bowl and the two smaller vases. Unsigned is always earlier by the way.

2,3 and 4 aren't Mdina, 6 is MDG by the look of it.

 

Thank you for the information and everyone else for that matter.

Sorry, excuse my stupidity, what is MDG?

2,3 and 4 all have Dan Aston etched on the base but I can't find much information online. Therefore I assume he's not that well known...?

 

Whoops, sorry, not Wedgwood, for some reason I thought I had bought one many years ago. Fading brain cells...

 

I'm presuming you don't own a cat Jack?

 

Malta Decorative Glass

 

No, but my girlfriend does ask on a weekly basis

 

Sorry, did that in a hurry. Malta Decorative Glass indeed. It was a joint venture between the Maltese and Chinese governments. Many Mdina workers spent time there.

That green bubble is Scandi but not Aseda. Lots of makers did them. There's a good website if I can find it.

One of my feline overlords broke a Mdina vase once, but thankfully it wasn't a rare one.

Hadn't come across Dan Aston, but there are some really nice small glass makers out there.

Where did you get all that nice Mdina?

 

Long story short... My gf has inherited her mother's belongings and we've spent the last two months going through all the stuff. A lot of it has already been sold on ebay and other sites, but there is just so much and neither of us know much about it. There's everything from rugs, oil paintings, fine bone china, glassware, sculptures... It feels like it's never ending. Whilst we both appreciate there is some beautiful pieces, it's just not suited for our house and we'll only up storing it away.

 

Lol. I think the answer should remain as No with the amount of glass you have!

 

Her mum had lovely taste. On the Mdina, if you join the Facebook page, there's people there who'd love some of that glass. (I covet the goblet.)

 

Gorgeous pieces, Jack, and great photos too.

I think I really need the vase in #8, and some of the others too.
What is Maltese for Stendhal syndrome, btw?

 

I have 7, 8 9 and the weights. And a fair bit more.

 

I have only kept some small Maltese things, probably should have kept more.

 

I visited the factory in 2018, there's some glorious glass still.

 

Unfortunately I'm not on Facebook but I will be putting these all online for sale. If anyone is interested then just private message me.