This is a very stunning piece of vintage Phoenician Glass.
It dates to the early 1980s.
It is a very good quality example - and is shaped like a lollipop.
It is one of two similar pieces that I currently have for sale in my shop.
The Phoenician Glass Company was founded on Manoel Island, Malta in the 1980s. The founder was Leonard Sullivan - who was a former worker at the celebrated Mdina Glass factory. Many of the pieces from this date are very similar to designs made by Michael Harris. Phoenician Glass was named after the ancient civilization that colonized Malta during the 1st Millenium BC.
This early 80s piece is indeed very similar to Lollipop vases designed at Mdina and the Isle of Wight - so it would fabulous in your collection of these pieces.
It is a very large and heavy example - and it is covered with shiny dark purple thick ribbon-like trails and purple and green lusters like peacock wings or that you might find on Tiffany glass - it is just amazing. I hope that my images have done this piece justice.
It certainly is a bit of a showstopper!
Dimensions: Height is 8 3/4 inches and with a diameter of the main body section of 6 1/4 inches. Depth of 2 inches.
Stonking weight: it is 1.2 kg in weight unpacked.
My price for such a large and well-crafted example is certainly a fair one. You won't be disappointed with it.
UK Postage Only.