Murano 101: Murano Labels!!!

[svazzo]

Thought I would make a new topic just for labels, that way we dont have to look around into other topics for references to them... I would like for everyone to participate in this and maybe explain where the label was from, if you have reference to it (year, book, glasshouse), and anything else you think appropriate.
Lets try and have clear photos of intact labels if possible, so everything is readable and we dont get confused. I will post some labels, but hope we get more people to participate, like on the "Favorite Murano Piece" theard!
We can make this a Sticky topic if you guys want. Would like the feedback.
Thanks again!
Javier

UPDATE: Label images can be uploaded to the special album for thisd thread on Glass Gallery: http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/thumbnails.php?album=102

[Max]

Javier,  Without looking through the summerhouse of horrors, here's the only sticker I can find.  

http://tinypic.com/67p4zm.jpg

You can blame Ray for this one, it was his first.   :wink:  :D

PS:  Sorry I have no idea about Murano stickers, I think I need a bit of help.   :(

[CathyG]

These are the ones I have at this time. I just can't seem to get closer without the picture getting blurry so I had to take them farther out, I hope their ok. The first one is from a Ribbon Canne decanter, the second is from a Cenedese Sommerso decanter and the last one is from Vilca, a fairly new piece with the designers name attached.

CathyG

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/glass47/cenedesestickier.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/glass47/sticker.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/glass47/Vilca002.jpg

[svazzo]

Javier,  Without looking through the summerhouse of horrors, here's the only sticker I can find.  

http://tinypic.com/67p4zm.jpg

Hi Max,
I have those 2 labels on a few pieces, pretty much intact, so I will post them in a bit. Have to find the pieces first.

... and Cathy, Thanks for the pics!
Javier

[KevinH]

Lifted from the message by Cathy B, "Is this anything interesting ...?"

The label: http://tinypic.com/4rf38p

The item (generic giftware): http://tinypic.com/4rf30o

[lenore]

Here is a Venini label. Clear plastic with black print. And, a pic of the piece. Wish we had saved the pics we had of some other labels we had.
Lenore
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/alavintage1/veninibowllabel.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/alavintage1/veninibowl.jpg

[Laura Friedman]

I have a big photo library of labels and signatures. Let me know what you want to see and if I have it, I'll post a picture.

It is true that most of the labels one sees are "generic" import labels. They can help pin down era of production, but rarely manufacturer.  

Laura

[chuggy]

Here's the most common of the Archemede Seguso "Made in Italy" labels
and the Seguso label it was most commonly used in conjunction with.
Date from early 1960's through the mid 1970's.


http://tinypic.com/68wv9h.jpg

http://tinypic.com/68wvm0.jpg
Paul

[svazzo]

Here are a few pics of labels...

This is the label Peter was asking about in an earlier post
http://www.svazzo.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/jicolabel.jpg


http://www.svazzo.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/barbinilabel.jpg

http://www.svazzo.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/salviatilabel.jpg

Javier

[svazzo]

And this one from the "Pauly & C." topic I posted earlier
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-1935

[paradisetrader]

Thanks Javier
Great pics. But in the ones where the maker is named there's not much guessing to be done. Are there any which don't say the name of the maker but which are associated with a particular company ?

Ventian / Murano
Does Venetian necessarily mean Murano ?
With the Barbini one you show it would seem so ...unless Barbini has production facilities off Murano ...do they ?

Anyone know anything about the Yellow Scroll label ?

[svazzo]

Hello Peter,
Most times the labels are worn down and some are just partially there, so I thought it was good to have the actual labels presented here. I have been able to buy many pieces in the past by just seeing what the partial labels look like, their shapes, and recignizing who they are from. I really dont think we should limit ourselves on the labels posted here, as they can help many of us. I'll be posting more labels later on...

On the yellow scroll label, I really do not know it, and havent seen it before. Hope someone else has some info on it for you.

Javier

[chuggy]

On the alabastre glass, I've also got a great Seguso vase in it pictured below with the same labels as the pheasant. Very Scandinavian in design and most unlike Seguso in shape.

http://tinypic.com/6fvxnk.jpg

Paul

[David E]

Hi all,

A bit late joining this thread - very busy.

Following are a couple of labels from Barovier & Toso that can be reliably dated to 1973 – these 'weights have a central cane with the date!  :D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/dencill/paperweights/t-barovier-toso01.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/dencill/paperweights/t-barovier-toso03.jpg)

Click either image for more detail. I have more labels that I'll post later.

Javier, it did occur to me that some of these posted images are on TinyPic or PhotoBucket which only have a limited life (these included): could I suggest they are all saved and plonked on someone's server as permanent reminders? I don't mind handling them, if required.

[svazzo]

Here are a few other interesting labels...

This 2 are from an Avem piece. I really like the silver label, very intricate.

http://www.svazzo.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/avemlabels.jpg

This one came from what I think is a Barovier piece.

http://www.svazzo.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/venicelabel.jpg

And this one, which I believe is an earlier version of the Seguso scalloped label, with an Italic "y." I would very much like to have any info on this one, if someone else knows the time period when it was used.

http://www.svazzo.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/madeitalics.jpg

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DenCill,
Thanks for bringing it to our attention that the images from TinyPic and PhotoBucket have a "limited" life. I will try and gather them together and put a special page later on where they can be looked at.
For now I would really want them to be posted here.
Thanks again!
Javier