Author Topic: Blenko, Murano or someone else? (Read 1416 times)

BJB · « **on:** November 12, 2005, 04:43:37 PM »

Hi All,

I have just bought these two lovely lidded jars, they are a very big step up from the usual ones in both size, colour and quality.

This one looks like a space ship and has a clear stem and is 13" tall, and is a nice pinky orange colour, and I wondered if it might be Blenko. The foot is smooth underneath.

http://tinypic.com/fm2hoz.jpg

The other is red with a yellow/green foot and sommerso around the lid. It has a moulded dimpled decoration and the foot has a little dimple underneath where it was finished off. I wondered if this might be Italian/Murano. This is only 11" tall.

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http://tinypic.com/fm2kk9.jpg

Many thanks,
Barbara

paradisetrader · « **Reply #1 on:** November 12, 2005, 04:51:08 PM »

My guess is Italian (not Murano)
based on other similar examples seen here and elsewhere.

BJB · « **Reply #2 on:** November 12, 2005, 05:39:32 PM »

Hi Peter,

I agree with you that the second one is Italian but the first one is much nicer glass and shape, and the foot is so different. I'll try and get a picture tomorrow in daylight as the colour is so unusual.

Barbara

BJB · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2005, 01:00:49 PM »

Here are the pictures in day light. First the orange one.

http://tinypic.com/fmuusl.jpg

Now the red one.

http://tinypic.com/fmuw5s.jpg.

Which has a yellow foot in that light.

I like them but OH doesn't :evil: