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Dolphin lamp
« on: June 09, 2008, 11:36:49 AM »
If anyone can give me an idea of the works that made it, I'm running out of idea's in my limited experience. I'm trying to find out if there was a lampshade designed for this originally, so I can restore it to its former glory.
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Re: Dolphin lamp
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2008, 09:32:23 PM »
Ah well, thanks for looking.

Does anyone have an email for a possible contact/glass works who might have a lead ?

can't help it, still fishing


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Re: Dolphin lamp
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2008, 10:06:42 PM »
We're not ignoring you, it likely no one has been in that has an answer

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Re: Dolphin lamp
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2008, 11:18:16 PM »
sorry i wasn't inferring you were, just trying to broaden my search

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Re: Dolphin lamp
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2008, 06:54:48 AM »
My GUESS would be Salviati.

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Re: Dolphin lamp
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2008, 01:20:51 PM »
A Seguso one here - not quite the same though:
http://www.antique-art.com.au/item.cfm?thisitem=30255&start=start
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Re: Dolphin lamp
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2008, 06:47:28 PM »
hmmm, that 1's interesting, shame I can't see the shade. My problem is I don't even know what type of shade holder is used.

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Re: Dolphin lamp
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2008, 10:02:37 PM »
I found this the other day, rather surprised me!

http://www.davidcarrera-int.com/murano%20animals%20&%20birds%20&%20fish.htm

what do you think ?

nice to think it's worth that much, but realistically I doubt it!
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Re: Dolphin lamp
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2008, 10:29:38 PM »
They are worth a good bit. Some prices are more optimistic than others. eBay has made the dolphin fish pieces more accessable, which I am sure has had an impact on their values.

Salviati and Barovier made glass that is like your lamp. I believe that AVeM made similar glass. Looking at your lamp, I would say probably Barovier & Toso. I don't know if these bases were made with any particular shade. Anything that looks good with them would probably work just fine.

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Re: Dolphin lamp
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2008, 03:44:04 PM »
Martin, would you mind if I added your photographs to your post. They would be stored on this board itself. Tinypics tend to disappear, sometimes very quickly.

 

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