Topic: Glass Shell

[Gilead]

Hi All
       while on my adventure's today i came across this tourquoise blue Shell but with white under tone,s it is 7ins in diameter between an inch and 1.5ins high pontil is polished please take a look and comment which are most welcome as per usual.

perfect for car keys and the like, just inside the hall way dont you think,

[Gilead]

Hi
   Searched the net ages for this can not find anything, how about Murano?

[shandiane78]

It definitely looks like Murano glass to me - Probably by Fratelli Toso.

[Gilead]

Hi Shannon
                Thank you, for the in put, i was thinking Murano but not sure, will keep looking to see if i can pin it down cheers
                                                                                                                                                                      Steve

[Gilead]

Anne
       Thank you i wonder if this an ashtray of some form which were produced for the tourist trade, just guessing at the moment,
                                                                                                                                                                           Steve

[Andy]

Steve,
if i saw this in a charity shop, i think i would buy it
Andy

[Gilead]

Hi Andy
           cheers nice hey it, but struggling to find out who made it and when could be from the 50s am going on the fact i got it from same place as the two jug sets, if you have seen them, but all guess work at the moment,
                                                                                                                  Steve,

[Gilead]

Could this shell be from the 70s it would not be a top to a split piece? clutching a straws now.

[Lustrousstone]

I think it's just a dish. As to date, it's really hard with many of these touristy pieces. People bought them and they just carried on making them for years and years. 1960/70s onward is probably as good as you are going to get - that's only nearly 50 years of package holidays to choose from

[TxSilver]

I agree with Shannon that the bowl looks most like Fratelli Toso. The bottom ribbing looks like it could be one of their opalino pieces. I can't see a lot of the detail in the pictures, but it looks like something they would do. I attached a picture of the bottom of one of their rose opalino bowls so you can compare, Gilead.

Anita