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What is Maltese glass called?
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Maltese glass is called Mdina glass, after the city in Malta that it was created in. Mdina glass is known for its free-form style. The company that manufactured it was founded in 1967 by Michael Harris and Eric Dobson. Shop a range of authentic Mdina glass on 1stDibs.
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1980s, Pink Mottled Glass, Squat Bottle Vase by Mdina Glass, Malta
By Mdina
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small squat bottle, glass vase, crafted in the 1980s by Mdina Glass.
Made from pink opaque glass with mottled clear glass spots, this decorative bottle features a fluted exterior...
Category
Late 20th Century Maltese Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$97 Sale Price
58% Off
ARTIST SIGNED Mdina 'Ming' Eric Dobson 1975 Glass Globe Vase
By Mdina
Located in Bolton, GB
A wonderful large and heavy (1.7kg unpacked) blue green Maltese glass 'globe' vase in a striped variation of the Ming pattern. Made at Mdina Glass by Eric Dobson, fully signed with a...
Category
Vintage 1970s Maltese Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mdina Pink Glass Vase, Small Bottle Signed Matching Pair c.1980s
By Mdina
Located in Glasgow, GB
A matching pair of small pink glass bottle vases by Mdina Glass, handcrafted in Malta in the 1980s.
In good condition for their age and use, each va...
Category
Late 20th Century Maltese Post-Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
1980s Pink Mottled Glass Vase by Mdina Glass, Malta
By Mdina
Located in Glasgow, GB
A tall stemmed bud vase, handcrafted in the late 1980s by Mdina Glass, Malta.
Crafted from pink opaque glass perfectly mottled and encased in a sheath of crystal clear glass.
The...
Category
Vintage 1970s Maltese Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$184 Sale Price
28% Off
SIGNED & DATED 1983 Mdina 'Ming' Blue Glass Globe Vase
By Mdina
Located in Bolton, GB
A wonderful large and heavy (1.7kg unpacked) Maltese glass 'globe' vase in a striped variation of the Ming pattern. Made at Mdina Glass, signed and dated 1983 to the base. Although t...
Category
Vintage 1980s Maltese Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Early Handcrafted 'Cut Ice' Fish Vase by Michael Harris for Mdina
By Mdina
Located in Dallas, TX
Early handcrafted glass 'Cut Ice' fish vase by Michael Harris for Mdina glass on the Mediterranean island of Malta. Signed Mdina on the base.
Michael Harris 1933-1994. Michael Har...
Category
Late 20th Century Micronesian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass