Topic: Lovely Monet colours to this satin vase signed Lagny

[KevinH]

And the listing states, "JP Lagny" and says it is a modern maker. I think it's worth a question to the seller to see if they know more. I'll ask.

[josordoni]

F.Y.I. there's a "Lagny" vase for sale on EBAY France right now...

http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320039778429

/Blair

Very nice piece - there is no doubt that it is good quality.

[KevinH]

A speedy response from the eBay seller:

Hello !
In response to you e-mail.
J.P. LAGNY is a contempory glassmaker.I believe that he lives in Normandy, but I'm no sure of that.I do not know if he still produces. I met J.P.LAGNY it was approximately 20 years ago and I bought several glasses to him (vases, lamps, ...).He was very specialized in engraving with the acid according to the method of ECOLE de NANCY.
Sincerely,
Bernard1873

[josordoni]

A speedy response from the eBay seller:

Hello !
In response to you e-mail.
J.P. LAGNY is a contempory glassmaker.I believe that he lives in Normandy, but I'm no sure of that.I do not know if he still produces. I met J.P.LAGNY it was approximately 20 years ago and I bought several glasses to him (vases, lamps, ...).He was very specialized in engraving with the acid according to the method of ECOLE de NANCY.
Sincerely,
Bernard1873

drat, and I was hoping he would be able to say, yes, he is X and you can find him Y...

oh well, back to the trawl!

[Sklounion]

Not quite sure what you expected then, Lynne.
You have an identified glass-maker, a style of working, and that he was working in France in the 1980's-1990's.
That the eBay seller was able to help you, and secondly us, is a minor miracle.
Some expression of gratitude to KevH for his work is the least one might expect.

Le Casson

[josordoni]

Sorry, of course, you are right, every thanks to KevH, and the drat was somewhat flippant.

Mainly because the buyer does not know if Lagny is still in existence, so I can't find out if he made vases of my design as well as the cameo glass he is known for, i.e. the style of working does not match the piece I am looking at.  I would expect yes, but nothing is certain.

[Sklounion]

I'm not sure, but it is unlikely that anyone else would have made it, and certainly Lagny's work is not likely to have attracted the attention of far-eastern copyists. As it is signed, you should be pretty confident he made it, and not some sweat-shop.
Small glass studios come and go here in France, and they are hard to keep track of.

Le Casson

[josordoni]

I'm sure you are right Marcus, thanks for your comments.