Topic: Golden Rabbit on brown Glass.

[rosieposie]

Another little mystery here.
A beautifully made gold leaf Rabbit.....the underglass is Brown and there are little detailed eyes.
Looking more carefully, I would say it was brown cased over clear glass with gold predominately on the body and sprinles of gold on the ears, tail and feet.
13cm's tall.
Does anyone out there know the maker......I am hoping it is Murano,  and a good artist....Barovier or Seguso would be nice!!??

[Cathy B]

 :fc: All fixed What a gorgeous rabbit, by the way! He certainly looks like something special.

[rosieposie]

Thank you so much Cathy.....Happy Christmas!! :kissy: :fc:

[chopin-liszt]

He doesn't look right for an IoWSG Minimal or Maximal - wrong rabbity shape!
But certainly a beast of quality.
    and a humbug crossmas to you!  :ha:

[rosieposie]

I agree, Sue, definately not IOW....wrong colour, wrong size, wrong shape....I have lots of IOW, love them and know them well.

It is my belief that this is Murano,  probably a very good maker as it is so beautifully executed....come on Murano Buffs.....where are you?? :usd:

So you have asked for Humbugs for Christmas or you will be cross? Yum,  will you share if you get any? :fc:

[TxSilver]

It has all the signs of being from Murano, but I don't know which company. I looked through my files quickly, but couldn't find this exact form. The heavy gold foil on dark glass is very nice. It looks a bit like something Gambaro might have made, but the back feet have me puzzled.

[chopin-liszt]

No, Rosie, I don't like humbugs.  
We don't "do" christmas, not in the commercial sense.
Michael's from Eire - it's called "the Birthday" over there; one says "many happy returns", not merry or happy humbug of any sort.
I occassionally wish folk a happy Yuletide, but have to kowtow to the religious nonsense to keep the superstitious happy in their delusions, no matter how unhappy and uncomfortable it makes me.
Where's the respect for aethiests?  

anyway, sorry,  :hj:  back to golden bunny!

[TxSilver]

 :ru: :fc: Christmas is a wonderful time of year. Trouble is I get too tired to really enjoy it. Wish I were a kid again.

I looked at the rabbit again. I get a feeling that it is an older being from the 1950s. Something about the glass makes me think that. The heavy gold foil, punched eyes, and crimped front paws make me favor the Seguso companies, but Barovier, Aureliano Toso, and others are still possibilities. I'll be quiet now unless I find this exact critter somewhere.   :usd:

[rosieposie]

Oh Sue,  you had better have a look at my Angel posting....repent,  Christmas is a good excuse for a party!! :ho:
I'll have all your humbugs,  they are best filling extractors on the planet....in fact I don't know why all dentists don't have them on their waiting room tables along with the boring 'Mouthwash Monthly' magazines, so that they wouldn't have to spend ages hurting your teeth and your purse, removing them!! , only to replace them at even greater cost!!!

I digress :no:.....

Yes Anita,  I think Barovier or Seguso....have done all along.  Does it help to know that it has the most amazingly resonating ping when you flick it?
Oh why don't artists always sign their work....back to the 'never wash labels off' moan!

[chopin-liszt]

I don't drink, I really don't like parties. I don't believe in "angels".
I detest the compulsory "cheer". Yah boo sucks to it all.
I have nothing to repent.

Should a solid thing ping??