Topic: Murano or Holmgaard?

[mrs vulture]

Hello,
I bought this lovely piece a few days ago, The seller said it was his last piece of Murano from his collection he had sold. I saw a similar piece on Ebay which said it was Holmgaard (auction has ended) Its about 8 inches across (20cm) and has a snail like handle, its very plain and its a beautiful shade of green. Any info on age etc welcome.   Thanks Cheryl.



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[Pinkspoons]

I'm certain that it's not Holmegaard. Beyond that, I've no idea.

[mrs vulture]

The one I was looking at on ebay has been relisted, still on as Holmgaard,   would it be rude to ask seller why he thought it was Holmgaard?
                    Cheryl

[obscurities]

No, it would not be rude, as long as one did not ask rudely   :chky:

I would probably ask what they were basing the Holmegaard attribution on and see what they say......

Craig

[obscurities]

I have to add that nothing about it strikes me as Holmegaard......  although it does not really strike me as Murano either...

[Anne]

I seem to recall Ivo saying that this bright bottle green was a characteristic of Empoli, Italy, production. I've see a carafe this colour by Bormioli from that area too. Might be a direction to explore.

[mrs vulture]

Oh well, I've asked the seller on Ebay where he got his attribution from as politely as I could, just have to wait for an answer. Sorry I have spelt Holmegaard wrong (missed the E )                   Cheryl

[mrs vulture]

 I have an answer already from the seller on Ebay, he bought his as Holmegaard, it said it on the label .He said he had also seen oher listings attributed to Holmegaard from 20th Century Glass, the mystery deepens!!        Cheryl

[obscurities]

Was it a label someone put on it to sell it, or was it a factory label? Or did the seller say?

I am certainly not a Holmegaard expert, but I have seen and handled quite a number of pieces, and ignoring everything else about the shape, the color seems way off from anything I have seen by them  IMHO

Craig

[mrs vulture]

If it was a factory label (he didn't say) I would not have thought he would have taken it off. I have searched the 20th century glass ebay shop and can not find any past sales showing in his feedback like my dish. I did not mean to start one of those threads questioning a seller on ebay but it does make me wonder where attributions come from. The man I bought it from was quite sure it is a piece of Murano glass!! Does anybody here know the 20th century glassman to ask him directly his opinion on my bowl?  cheryl