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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.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Eric Dobson and Michael Harris for Mdina Blue Streaked Studio Glass Vase
By Mdina
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Maltese Mdina studio glass streak pattern vase by Eric Dobson and Michael Harris dating from around 1970.
Mdina glass was founded in 1968 by Michael Harris on the Island...
Category
Vintage 1970s Maltese Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Mdina Pink Mottled Glass Spill Vase, Malta, 1980s
By Mdina
Located in Glasgow, GB
A hand-blown pink glass spill vase by Mdina, made in Malta during the early 1980s. Compact in scale, it features a slender tubular body with a wide flared lip—simple in form, yet exp...
Category
Vintage 1970s Maltese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$132 Sale Price
40% Off
Mdina Glass Paperweight, Abstract Design, Handcrafted, Malta, 1970s
By Mdina
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Art Glass Paperweight made by Mdina glass, Malta during the 1970's
This paperweight has an unusual abstract pattern, all hand crafted.
It has the original Mdina...
Category
20th Century British Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Modern Glass Perfume Bottle by Mdina, Sand and Sea, Malta, 1970s, Signed
By Mdina, Michael Harris
Located in Glasgow, GB
This modern glass perfume bottle by Mdina was handcrafted in Malta during the 1970s, embodying the studio’s signature blend of vibrant colour and modern form. The piece adopts a scul...
Category
Vintage 1970s Maltese Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
$176 Sale Price
28% Off
Michael Harris for Mdina Ming Blue & Green Glass Bottle Shaped Vase, 1970s
By Mdina, Michael Harris
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage cased glass vase features bottle shaped form with elongated neck and wide flared rim, hand crafted in blue and green glass, layered a...
Category
20th Century Maltese Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
Signed Mdina Glass Studio Vase, Malta 1980, Blue Green Collectible Sculpture
By Mdina, Michael Harris
Located in Hannover, DE
Description
This exceptional studio art glass vase from the renowned Mdina Glass workshop in Malta is a highly desirable collectible and an outstanding example of late 20th-century ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Maltese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass


