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Author Topic: help in identifying decanter and glasses please  (Read 2015 times)

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Offline jasindevon

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help in identifying decanter and glasses please
« on: July 03, 2006, 07:43:55 AM »
Here i have a decanter and glasses i recently aquired, on the bottom of each piece is impressed made in italy the set looks very retro im looking for the maker and manufacturer any help is much appreciated thanks.
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help in identifying decanter and glasses please
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2006, 08:55:48 AM »
I would not call this Murano glass.  It's molded and not blown (the raised Made in Italy and mold line are telltale signs).  Plastic under the stopper also indicates inexpensive, mass produced glass (circa 1970s Pier 1?), although I do have a couple of Eric Hoglund "people" decanters with these plastic tipped stoppers that are blown glass.  Nice set all the same, definitely have that retro Austin Powers look.  I think it would be nearly impossible to identify the maker.

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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2006, 09:07:04 AM »
thank you very much i thought it would be hard to identify but its a nice pattern so i will be holding onto it ,it looks good under the lights .much appreciated .
Jason
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help in identifying decanter and glasses please
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2006, 10:52:32 AM »
It could well be Florence/Empoli area as much moulded glass from Italy originates there. Have a browse through some of these links and you might spot something similar:
http://glasslinks.yobunny.org.uk/articles.php?lng=en&pg=66

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Re: help in identifying decanter and glasses please
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2007, 09:12:13 AM »
I have seen your decanter in green with the "made in Italy" mark. It was identified as Empoli but no label, so no maker.

Not all decanters with plastic stoppers are cheap and nasty. It was a fashion in the 70's. But the fake Hoglund ones are very nasty. I think people assume they are almost the same but there are many big differences.

Re Glass Links - I have never come across any glasshouses in Florence itself or it's surrounds. The nearest would probably have been Toscana at Montelupo Fiorentino, still in the Empoli area. The city of Empoli is quite big and has a very famous soccer team.
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Re: help in identifying decanter and glasses please
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2007, 10:24:35 AM »
Thanks Ed, I'll update Glasslinks to reflect that.  ;D
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