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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Murano & Italy Glass => Topic started by: Gilead on April 16, 2008, 10:00:55 PM
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Hi
bought this along with the Whitefriar vase i posted, can anyone tell me if it is a swan or a duck, or even a goose?
It has a amber head and base with green upper body and wings,the pontil as some wear and is ground.
Inside this glas is the pontil which is polished would this have been broke off from there, and not underneath? Czech would you say or Scandi. please dont say murano as it seems when i think that im totaly wrong, height of the head is 6ins wing span 8.5ins from tip to tip, nape of neck to tip of tail is 8.5ins.
one wing higher than the other.thanks for any help in the ID
Steve
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Hi
bought this along with the Whitefriar vase i posted, can anyone tell me if it is a swan or a duck, or even a goose?
Steve
Hi, it's a stylised bird - I don't think it's an anatomical representation of any particular species so I personally wouldn't get hung up on trying to pin it down more than that. Nice colours btw.
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Has a look of Chalet about it. Did they do birds? :-\
Is there any uranium in that green? It's a very effective use of the colour combination! :D
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Hi Leni
No Uranium in the green the photo's dont really do this piece jutice the colours are very vibrant and change in the sunlight, (Chalet?)
the colours go from amber to yellow from dark green to lime. and feels nice to the touch, ;)
Steve
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It's Murano glass from the 50's or 60's - Imported by J.I. Co (Jordan's Importing Company).
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Hi Shannon
Thank you. can i ask how you know this please, do you have or had a piece like this, i have been getting most of this sort of glass from one sorce and have bee told by him that it,s 50s 60s or there about's but he seems to say this to any glass :).
Would you say it is a bowl or a ciggie holder, what ever it as a nice feel to it, very smooth, ;)
Steve
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I've seen a few with labels (mostly on ebay). J.I. Co designed and imported Murano glass in the 50's and 60's.
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Shannon
Cheers for the info much appreciated, it's gone into hibernation at the moment ;D a box ready for the move. i suppose i will never find out just what work shop :P well maybe one day.
Steve
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Have a little hope that this might be a Salviati bird bowl as it is i have found out to be the typical murano colours, and the JI co closed in the 1970s so Shannon looks as though you are bang on the button with whom imported it, from Italy,
Steve
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I don't want to dampen your hope, but it doesn't look like Salviati. I would say that Shandiane is right about the JI Co attribution.
Anita
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Shannon is correct. This is Jordan's Importing No. 9002.
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Cathy, is that you?
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Hi Anita
No Never my hope is eternal, if you have'nt got hope what have we got :), and i thank you for your input, along with DreamingGlass for the No 9002, also Shannon for nailing it, i really like this piece and the way it changes in different light, may i ask with the No 9002 can i any way find more from that, if so where from please,
Steve
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There's no definitive guide to who has designed or made the glass which was imported by J.I. Co. Some of the items can be attributed, but most cannot at this time.
It's my belief that pieces like yours were designed by J.I. Co and produced in their own Murano factory. This is based on the fact that the bird bowls, and other similarly designed bowls don't strongly resemble the work of any of the notable Murano glass houses. We know that the owner, Jack Blanco, designed much of glass, and they did have their own furnace on the island.
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Shannon
Very interesting and thank you for the info, i will have to wait for a few week's now as i am switching my PC off mid wk to pack it up for the move and Virgin have told me i have to wait two wks to get connected at the new place.
So until then stay safe and thanks again.
steve