Topic: Balboa Vase that looks like Fratelli Toso

[TxSilver]

I thought I would post this link. I see these vases sold quite often as Fratelli Toso. They do look like Toso, but apparently they are Balboa (Italy, if the label is ligit).

http://www.rubylane.com/ni/shops/tomjudy/ilist?ss=balboa&samedb=1&previd=2.8&sb=1

Does anyone know anything about Balboa Glass? I'll have to see if I can find pictures of things they have made.

Anita

[Ivo]

Balboa was a New York based importer for i.a. Toso.

[TxSilver]

That makes sense. This is the first time I have heard of them. I found one other thing with a Balboa label that was listed on eBay. It looked like it could have been made by one of the quality Murano companies.

Anita

[chuggy]

I've a huge pair of Dino Martens lamps from Aureliano Toso dating to 1954 with Balboa labels on them both they used to act as US importers for a number of the major glass houses on Murano.
Paul