Topic: ID Help. White lampwork flowers, gold aventurine(?) ground.

[pooleandpaperweights]

Hi all.  

No idea what this was, but for £6 I thought I liked it enough to buy it.  So what did I buy?

Thanks
Ian.

p.s.  If anyone of Scotlands Glass fame etc want the images of the Vasart Boxed Bar set I sold a few weeks ago let me know.  Happy to have them used anywhere for reference.

[Lily of the Valley]

Me thinks your spring bouquet is Murano.  A good get at £6; even better because you just like it!

Enjoy .... Lily   

[pooleandpaperweights]

Thanks, thought as much.  Am I right in thinking 60's/70's?

Ian

[Lily of the Valley]

Hi Ian,

That was my thought too.  Is the base on this weight flat or slightly concave?  I cannot tell from the photo.  Anyone have any idea as to maker?

Lily  :huh:

[pooleandpaperweights]

It hasnt been polished, and isnt flat.  Looks like it might of been fire polished like a strathearn/vasart weight.....

[tropdevin]

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I have seen similar designs with flowers and stems over gold aventurine that were from Murano. The ones I recall has better defined millefiori flowers, and polished bases.  I don't think one should rule out China: there are now some quite neatly made pieces emerging, with much tidier bases than we have been used to, and some contain gold aventurine.

Alan