Mtarfa glass (Malta)

Still a bit green to the Glass world,  have i posted these in the right place !!!

I say Mtarfa ..

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Are they unusual Dan ! ... i have six of these, and i bought six goblets of the same colours and glass but with stripes running vertically !. Have already been told that they are rare ! ...

Mtarfa Glass was founded by Paul Said , his brother Joseph was the owner of Mdina Glass , hence the similarities , I wouldn't think they are rare or particularly valuable though , but only imo.

Could the label be Ha from Mike Harris or more likely Ha from Hand Made?

Thanks for looking.

I think this could be Kerry Glass from Ireland, which was set up by Michael Harris. The HA on the sticker is Hand Made not Harris. As far as I know there were no labels with his name on either at Mdina or Isle of Wight.

Mtarfa I believe from the shape at the bottom

Well spotted. That lemon squeezer like base and colours are fine for an early bit of Mtarfa. The shape of the neck and rim are very 'Maltese', date would likely be early eighties.

Do you think the paper label would be a retailers label, Mtarfa labels are usually round, thats what set me off in the wrong direction

Alum bay glass might be a possibility

It's Mtarfa definitely. This is a standard Mtarfa decor

Christine wrote:It's Mtarfa definitely. This is a standard Mtarfa decor

I wasn't questionong your ID, I was just wondering about the label.

Ed was. Could be a retailer's label

Labels are sometimes redesigned. Also, one retail outlet in Valetta used to stick their own labels on the glass they bought in.

There is a Mtarfa vase on ebay at present, it has a retangular paper label with rounded corners, just like this one....

Your help please

Looks like it could possibly be early Mtarfa, before the irridescent stuff and still influenced by Mdina. I have a similar coloured piece that was ID'd as Mtarfa.

So not TK Maxx....Result !!

BTW..Thanks

Mtarfa glass vase.
Although not marked, it was next to one with the exact same shape and polished base, which did have a label.
First pic is with flash, second is without flash, but looks nicer in daylight. Curious to know what it would look like under UV light.

Mtarfa is spot on.

John

hoorah

Maybe Mtarfa I know their script can be hard to read but cannot really work this it's just a tiny scribble?






Thanks Chris

There are a couple with the same shape on ebay at the moment, listed as: "Vintage Signed Mtarfa Glassblowers Malta Mottled Vase" and "Mtarfa Blue Green Art Glass Vase, Signed". The latter has a label.

I agree 100% Mtarfa