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Offline Roger H

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ID and Age ??? ID = Chinese (modern)
« on: August 29, 2017, 06:45:14 PM »
Hello there, cannot definately identify this pleasant weight. 3inch diameter.  Any info please.
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Offline LesBeatiques

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Re: ID and Age ???
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2017, 03:38:58 PM »
Hi Roger,

This is Chinese made in the last 20yrs.

Eric
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Offline Roger H

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Re: ID and Age ???
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2017, 09:13:42 PM »
Thanks for the info,I could not choose between murano and chinese but I guess the base view is useful to ID it..
                 Regards Roger
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Re: ID and Age ???
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2017, 09:38:22 PM »
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Both the base and the detail of the canes help point to China as the origin.  Sadly, you will sometimes find similar pieces with a 'Murano' or similar Italian sounding label (especially in the US) due to unscrupulous exporters / importers.

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