Author Topic: Cool fish anyone confirm ID (Read 1564 times)

chuggy · « **on:** January 16, 2006, 10:37:43 PM »

At last I've actually got a new piece of glass arrived today, coincidentaly on my birthday, so whoopee.
I believe Giorgio Ferro for Avem from the 1950's, but anyone able to confirm that, really just bought it because I love it.

http://tinypic.com/kd4bjq.jpg

Paul

Della · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:42:36 PM »

Sorry Paul, I can't help on this one, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY :lol: :lol:

chuggy · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:48:47 PM »

Thanks Della
Another year older and I hope wiser, I've certainly learned more about many different forms of glass over the last year, so here's to many more hic hic.
Paul

Max · « **Reply #3 on:** January 16, 2006, 10:59:25 PM »

Happy Birthday Paul! <sloppy kiss emoticon> :shock:

Leni · « **Reply #4 on:** January 16, 2006, 11:00:24 PM »

Nice li'l goldfish!

Many Happy Returns, Paul! (http://www.smileys.ws/smls/messages/00000015.gif)

Anne · « **Reply #5 on:** January 17, 2006, 12:25:17 AM »

Happy Birthday Paul, and many more of them to follow.

{{{{{{birthday hug}}}}}}

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svazzo · « **Reply #6 on:** January 17, 2006, 04:58:29 AM »

Hey Paul!!!! Happy Birthday!!!!
Hope you had a great one!!!

svazzo · « **Reply #7 on:** January 19, 2006, 02:27:27 AM »

Hi again Paul...
On the fish, I almost bid on it myself.
I asked the seller where he got his information, but never got a reply.
I have a fish with the G.F. label, the one with the Roman head on it, but it doesnt have a disk underneath, and its really really fat, like one of those blow fish. It also has murrines inside. Actually I have 2, but only 1 with labels. The end of their tails have the same cut.

Javier

chuggy · « **Reply #8 on:** January 19, 2006, 08:43:19 AM »

The seller got his ID from a museum in Sweden, I think it's sound though because the chopped off look to the tail seems to be a feature as do the applied black and white eyes, are the eyes on yours the same. The damage to the base he referred to is from manufacture and not a chip just where the base was applied.
By the way Javier did you see the red and black Seguso cat, I ended up buying it just because I didn't have anything in the red, but as usual paid more than I intended.
Paul

svazzo · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2006, 10:25:26 AM »

Hi Paul,
Sorry for the delay, here are the photos...

(http://www.svazzo.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/fatfish.jpg.w300h199.jpg)

the one with vaseline glass has the G.F. label underneath. The other doesnt have one.... and this one too, looks like yours but no label either...

(http://www.svazzo.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/flatfish.jpg.w300h156.jpg)

Actually, the ones with the base look like the Balboa fish too. Same cut mouth, disk, and tail. I wonder if they are all related...
As you can see they have both similarities and differences. The 2 above have little holes in for mouths, not cut. Looks like some one pushed a pin into the glass to make it. They do have the same eyes, but that could be just a standard? The tails are the same, but no bases, so I really dont know if they are from the same maker. Maybe we'll see one with a label soon.
Hope the pics help.
Javier