Topic: unknown satin stopper bottles/decanters

[bidda]

hi all,

i have these bottles which are marked on the bottom with small gold square labels that say, "MADE IN ITALY - MURANO". one is cobalt, the other is a light turquoise color. the turquoise one is about .5" taller than the cobalt. both have a satin finish with clear, satin stoppers. they are sort of similar to some Moretti pieces that i've seen but i have not found others in this shape. any ideas on a possible maker and/or age? i'm out of ideas for further research so any ideas, guesses, hunches, etc are most appreciated.

thanks,

bidda

Mod: link corrected http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-9858

[johnphilip]

 They do look so Moretti dont they.

[bidda]

Moretti is all that comes to mind when i look at them but in all my research i've never found this shape positively attributed as such, so... hopefully someone will recognize them.

[langhaugh]

They look like Moretti to me, too. They look like the glass pictured on p.184 of Pina's Italian Glass, although the decanter there seems to have a flatter shoulder and obviously a different stopper. I wonder if Moretti made different forms and stopper for different distributors.

David

[bidda]

They look like Moretti to me, too. They look like the glass pictured on p.184 of Pina's Italian Glass, although the decanter there seems to have a flatter shoulder and obviously a different stopper. I wonder if Moretti made different forms and stopper for different distributors.

David

David, good call. that's pretty close. have you seen this label before? it's so nondescript i wonder if it will be helpful at all in dating?

thanks,

bidda