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« on: May 05, 2010, 06:31:08 PM »
Large egg, aventurine spiral against dark background. Highly polished bottom.

Chinese? Italian?

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« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2010, 12:11:20 AM »
What is the shape of the base? A photo would be good.

The spiral looks to be better controlled than most Chinese spirals I have seen (but that's not a lot). However, the top of the spiral is offset and bit untidy - features I have seen in Chinese sprial weights.
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« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2010, 06:12:54 AM »
Circular it seems. There are also a few grains of white grit (refractory material) in the casing so not 100% perfect.

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« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2010, 11:43:52 PM »
Thanks for the extra info, Ivo. Unfortunately, I am no closer to anything certain.

But the aventurine spiral does not seem to be as neat as I would expect from a Murano item.
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« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2010, 01:53:25 AM »
My opinion is that it is a Murano item.  I've had that exact design in the past with a label.
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« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2010, 06:03:53 AM »
Thank you very much for the information.  HiClap HiClap
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