Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 12 November 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 12 November 2026

Catalogue

Lot 505: An Assortment of Mdina? Art Glass Decorative Items

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Start price: £10

Estimated price: £20 - £40

Buyer's Premium: 18%

An assortment of studio glass items featuring distinctive pulled and trailed decoration. The collection includes a seahorse ornament of stylized form, constructed with a clear glass head and mane set upon a cobalt blue spherical base with vertical yellow trailed decoration. Also present is a free-blown glass basket with an applied clear handle, the body displaying internal swirls of emerald green and cobalt blue. A spherical ornament or paperweight features a clear knob finial and a body of vertical green and yellow stripes with dark inclusions at the base. Completing the group is a small flared vase with a wavy rim and a bulbous sky blue body featuring a white opalescent swirl pattern, supported by a clear glass circular foot. The style and techniques, particularly the earthy green and blue tones, are characteristic of the Malta-based Mdina glass studio.
Height of Seahorse: Approximately 15 cm
Height of Vase: Approximately 13 cm.