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Re: Is this vase Venini?
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2008, 05:26:48 PM »
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Re: Is this vase Venini?
« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2008, 06:41:27 PM »
Thanks for your encouraging words!
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Re: Is this vase Venini?
« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2008, 11:28:11 PM »
Just for the record, I will add a couple of images soon of a very similar vase I bought well over 10 or maybe even over 15 years ago. Mine has a different body shape and the colour splashes are green, but neck and rim are identical and so is the very light iridescence. The whole thing is very light in weight - which is what really struck me when I first handled it. No idea where it was made though! It was another example of "something different" when I was in a period of filling up shelves with not-so-costly items.
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Re: Is this vase Venini?
« Reply #13 on: September 05, 2008, 12:26:24 AM »
Pic 1 - full vase
Pic 2 - base

Height ... 8 inch (20.3 cm)
Width at body widest point ... 4 1/4 inch (10.8 cm)
Thickness just below rim edge ... less than 1/16 inch (2-3 mm)
Weight ... 13 1/4 oz (377 gramme)

When held by the base, and tapped, it has a "thin tin-like" sound. When held by the rim and tapped it has a "dry thunk"! I bought this at a local general fair in the UK and nobody at the time knew a likely maker. I certainly don't think it's Venini.
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Re: Is this vase Venini?
« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2008, 09:28:06 AM »
I tell you who is good at identifying that type of glass - Richard Golding of Okra he was spot on with one of my tricky pieces a few years back . thats not all he is good at JP . :hiclp:

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Re: Is this vase Venini?
« Reply #15 on: September 06, 2008, 02:57:20 AM »
I represented a company in the US that imported and sold some similiar vases about 18-20 years ago that were produced in China. They were irridized with the frit decoration and very thin. Rather good quality but was too "run of the mill" design to sell in the US at that time.

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Re: Is this vase Venini?
« Reply #16 on: September 06, 2008, 06:54:27 PM »
sorry, can´t keep my promise. the other vase can´t
be found at the moment. (my mother looked a bit embarrassed,
she probably broke it?)

KevH: wow, that´s very close. the thickness and the sound,
      which the greenhorn i am forgot to describe, match to mine aswell.

Furman Glass: that´s interesting; i remember the seller had chinese
      snuff bottles and fake gallé vases in his range.
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Re: Is this vase Venini?
« Reply #17 on: September 07, 2008, 12:18:25 AM »
Yes, Dirk. Our items are so close as to make me think that there could well be a whole range of these things out there - same rims but various body shapes and in a variety of colours. But until now, I have only ever seen my own example!

However I could easily believe these were of Chinese origin as Tom has suggested.
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Re: Is this vase Venini?
« Reply #18 on: September 07, 2008, 03:03:22 AM »
I just remembered that I think these may have come from Lucky Glass Co. in China. I used to have some of their older catalogs. I'll try to remember to look and see if I still have them. I think Lucky was one of their larger glass companies with lots of employees. It's not unusual for glass companies over there to have 1500+ employees.
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Re: Is this vase Venini?
« Reply #19 on: September 08, 2008, 05:43:49 AM »
Not knowing what I am talking about here at all.....but the iridescent finish reminded me of my perfume bottle the (somewhat) iridescent finish on my I-Rice piece.

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