No-one likes general adverts, and ours hadn't been updated for ages, so we're having a clear-out and a change round to make the new ones useful to you. These new adverts bring in a small amount to help pay for the board and keep it free for you to use, so please do use them whenever you can, Let our links help you find great books on glass or a new piece for your collection. Thank you for supporting the Board.

Author Topic: I oom'd and Ahh'd then bought. Red Bowl Murano or Chinese?  (Read 1377 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline ardy

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 755
  • Gender: Male
I oom'd and Ahh'd then bought. Red Bowl Murano or Chinese?
« on: October 13, 2008, 02:22:08 AM »
I have just done a trip to the antique shops in the West of NSW Australia and picked up a few glass pieces. This one I discarded as Chinese then came back to have another look. The store owner said the consignment was from a reliable source and the base looks like it has some age. I was concerned about the moulded looking base lacking the pontil of Murano.

It was covered in dust and had been their a while so I argued to myself that I liked the colour and would live with it anyway.

Weight 1.45 k's (3.3 Ibs) Size 34cm (13 1/2") long, 14cm (5 1/2") wide, 14cm (5 1/2") high.

Any ideas anyone about this.
Clean and Crisp a Murano twist.
Archimede tops my list.

Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


Offline TxSilver

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 2808
  • Gender: Female
    • San Marcos Art Glass
Re: I oom'd and Ahh'd then bought. Red Bowl Murano or Chinese?
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2008, 03:04:39 AM »
Sorry, but it doesn't look like vintage Murano to me. I haven't seen this color or texture in their good vintage glass. Maybe it is vintage from another place.

Anita
Anita
San Marcos Art Glass
Visit the Murano Zoo
http://sites.google.com/site/muranozoo/

Support the Glass Message Board by finding glass through glass-seek.com


Offline ardy

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 755
  • Gender: Male
Re: I oom'd and Ahh'd then bought. Red Bowl Murano or Chinese?
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2008, 04:22:11 AM »
Hi Anita maybe the Oom's have it. I had never seen a base like that either, I guess you win some and lose some!

regards

Ardy
Clean and Crisp a Murano twist.
Archimede tops my list.

Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


Offline Lustrousstone

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 13623
  • Gender: Female
    • Warrington, UK
    • My Gallery
Re: I oom'd and Ahh'd then bought. Red Bowl Murano or Chinese?
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2008, 06:39:18 AM »
It's certainly an odd piece, needs moving to glass

Support the Glass Message Board by finding glass through glass-seek.com


Offline antiquerose123

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 3249
  • Gender: Female
  • The Best #1 Forum On the Net, right here !!!
Re: I oom'd and Ahh'd then bought. Red Bowl Murano or Chinese?
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2008, 06:45:10 AM »
Gee, reminds me of my piece....a bit.  Unknown too. http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,22954.0.html
:fwr: Rose
"People who live in Glass houses should not throw stones"       ::)

Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


Offline ardy

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 755
  • Gender: Male
Re: I oom'd and Ahh'd then bought. Red Bowl Murano or Chinese?
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2008, 07:00:49 AM »
Hi I can see the similarity in the side edge clear but the base is entirely different mine shows a oblong from the top . Wonder what it is? maybe the glass area is a better place for it.

regards

Ardy

Clean and Crisp a Murano twist.
Archimede tops my list.

Support the Glass Message Board by finding glass through glass-seek.com


Offline Carolyn Preston

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 816
  • Gender: Female
Re: I oom'd and Ahh'd then bought. Red Bowl Murano or Chinese?
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2008, 06:19:39 PM »
Could it be chalet? That would explain the murano-esqueness of it. Mind you, from Canada to Australia is a very long distance. But it's been known to happen (with humans anyways, so probably their belongings as well.

Carolyn

Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


Offline ardy

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 755
  • Gender: Male
Re: I oom'd and Ahh'd then bought. Red Bowl Murano or Chinese?
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2008, 09:48:59 PM »
Hi Carolyn

Many Canadians came to Australia in the 60's for mining and construction of the Snowy Mountains Hydro scheme as it was the largest in the world at the time.

I looked through a lot of it and you could be right. The colour matches and the clear edge (although in Murano as well). I didnt see the style of mine but that is not too surprising. Couldn't see many of the bases so still not sure about that but I will continue looking.

Will accept this as Chalet until I see a piece similar.

Thank you

Ardy
Clean and Crisp a Murano twist.
Archimede tops my list.

Support the Glass Message Board by finding glass through glass-seek.com


Offline Lustrousstone

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 13623
  • Gender: Female
    • Warrington, UK
    • My Gallery
Re: I oom'd and Ahh'd then bought. Red Bowl Murano or Chinese?
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2008, 06:29:03 AM »
I think the clue is in the base, it's been made in a mould (Rose's blue one too). In fact it looks like it's been pressed, then hot worked rather than blown into a mould then hot worked. I think Chalet has the more common flat bases you find on Czech and Murano pieces. I could be completely wrong of course

Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


Offline ardy

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 755
  • Gender: Male
Re: I oom'd and Ahh'd then bought. Red Bowl Murano or Chinese?
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2008, 07:06:31 AM »
Hi Christine I think the clue to these pieces is in the base. Mine is certainly worked from a mould and is very smooth on the inside of the mould.

regards

Ardy
Clean and Crisp a Murano twist.
Archimede tops my list.

Support the Glass Message Board by finding glass through glass-seek.com


 

SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk
Visit the Glass Encyclopedia
link to glass encyclopedia
Visit the Online Glass Museum
link to glass museum


This website is provided by Angela Bowey, PO Box 113, Paihia 0247, New Zealand