Author Topic: Aventurine shell salt (Read 4801 times)

Lustrousstone · « **on:** January 26, 2006, 06:58:37 PM »

Found this hiding on ebay disguised as a Davidson salt! I know it's a salt made from aventurine glass. It's almost certainly Italian, but is it a Seguso, if so any ideas who by, how old and was I done? It cost me Â£8. I have done some research but not really achieved anything.

It measures 2.75 inches long by 2.5 inches across.

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svazzo · « **Reply #1 on:** January 27, 2006, 12:23:12 AM »

Hi Lustrousstone,
I would say Seguso more than anything else.

Javier

chuggy · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2006, 06:42:59 PM »

Yep certainly Seguso.
Paul

Lustrousstone · « **Reply #3 on:** January 28, 2006, 05:14:17 PM »

Thanks for your id confirmation , but did I pay too much for it please

chuggy · « **Reply #4 on:** January 29, 2006, 07:46:33 PM »

Nope, I sold a pair today for Â£36 and the buyer was chuffed to bits at the price.
Paul

Lustrousstone · « **Reply #5 on:** January 29, 2006, 08:47:10 PM »

Thanks Paul

David555 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 25, 2006, 01:00:14 AM »

Hi

Love your Shell Christine - great shade of green!

Can't help thinking there is a similarity to this red one I own.

Thing is mine has the G Hardy label on - but a special G Hardy label with the added words 'Lido'

Anyone know what 'Lido' means, and does the label exclude my piece from being Seguso?

Adam P

Pip · « **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2006, 04:48:53 PM »

Quote from: "David555"

Thing is mine has the G Hardy label on - but a special G Hardy label with the added words 'Lido'

Anyone know what 'Lido' means, and does the label exclude my piece from being Seguso?

Adam P

Hi Adam, Lido is one of the neighbouring islands to Venice - I visited it when I went a few years back. It's very chic and elegant, more like Venice and not at all like Murano and Burano which are fairly small and 'downmarket' in comparison to Venice and Lido. It's where 'Death in Venice' was filmed. A beautiful place. I'm wondering if your piece is labelled Lido because it was sold in one of the swanky shops there, or even in the hotel where the film was made (which is very luxurious).

David555 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 07, 2006, 05:55:55 PM »

Hi

That's great information Pip.

So presumably Lido has/had no glass manufacturers on it and G Hardy exported to the island. Amazing to think they had an export label for pieces sold only a few miles away - I like the idea of my piece being sold in one of the swanky shops you mention, yes I can see someone having come back to Glasgow from Lido in the 60s / 70s with this.

You have given me much food for thought.

Thanks as always for your excellent input.

Adam P

Pip · « **Reply #9 on:** June 08, 2006, 09:06:00 AM »

You're welcome Adam, it certainly makes a change for me to be offering info rather than just asking for it all the time! :-)