Topic: Help identifying glass horse ID = Nazeing

[Sarah8qr]

Hello,
Can anyone help me identify my glass horses. They are a pair, nice and heavy, approx 18cm tall from feet to top of ears, are clear glass and very attractive pieces with a saddle and bridle.
Any help greatly appreciated as I cannot find any markings on them.
Thanks
Sarah

[TxSilver]

I have seen a couple of horses like this that were called Murano glass, but did not have labels. I saw another very similar horse that was part of a sculpture that had a label saying it was from Belgium. Beyond those two tidbits of information, I can't be much help with these horses.

[nigel benson]

Hello Sarah, and welcome to te board,

These horses are were made at Nazeing Glass Works. They come with coloured bodies as well. See Timberlake 75 Years of Diverse Glass-making to the World; A celebration of Nazeing Glass Works 1928-2003, under 'Friggers'

Nigel

[TxSilver]

Nigel, I'm not Sarah but wanted to say thank you for putting a definite ID on these horses. The ones I've seen were attributed to Seguso, but it did not look like their work to me. I would have never thought of Nazeing.

[nigel benson]

Yes Anita, I've seen all sorts of attributions, including Seguso, but they were made by Albert Beugnies (spelling according to a Portugese Glass Exhibition catalogue of 1972). Although it does occur to me that they may have been made in the tradition of his glass roots - Belgium - and therefore may have been made by others.

Nigel

[Paul S.]

Am I correct in thinking that the book referred to was printed privately  -  I have looked before and not seen a copy.    Does anyone know if it's available for sale anywhere??.  I have tried Abe Books without success.

[nigel benson]

Paul,

Yes, it was privately published by the author, and was a short run; therefore not widely available and no longer easy to find.

You really should try and get to a glass fair or two........then you'd find a copy sitting on my stand for sale - amongst many other wonderful things throughout the fair!!

If you'd like to email me, I'll let you have some details 

Nigel

[Paul S.]

thank you for the reply Nigel - I will send you an 'off-board' email later today  -  as I have just come back from the charity shops (who were open briefly this morning) and I bought something which I want to show on the GMB.

[Sarah8qr]

Thank you so much for your help! That's fantastic and such a quick response! Many thanks again for identifying them for me. Sarah :sun: :ru: