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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Murano & Italy Glass => Topic started by: Max on June 13, 2011, 03:57:01 PM

Title: Salviati birds - Gaspari?
Post by: Max on June 13, 2011, 03:57:01 PM

Can anyone confirm these Salviati birds (Stickered to base) are by Luciano Gaspari?  I've seen them attributed that way on the Net, but I'm not certain about it.

Title: Re: Salviati birds - Gaspari?
Post by: tam bam on June 13, 2011, 06:44:32 PM

Hi Max,

They do have that Livio Seguso look about them.  What a great find! :hiclp:

tam bam

Title: Re: Salviati birds - Gaspari?
Post by: Max on June 13, 2011, 06:48:09 PM

Ahh...so not Gaspari then, but Seguso?  Thanks Tam Bam. Oh, I've had these for several years, so they're not a new purchase.   :D :D

Title: Re: Salviati birds - Gaspari?
Post by: tam bam on June 13, 2011, 07:50:04 PM

Sorry, Max.  :ho:  I didn't mean to confuse you.  Livio Seguso did the actual execution of the birds but designed by Gaspari for Salvaiti.  Livio was the Maestro at Salviati at the time Gaspari was designing for Salviati and Gaspari's designs were excuted by Livio Seguso.  I found some other birds that look kind of similar.  I would certainly say yours are Gaspari designed.  

http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=435690


tam bam

Title: Re: Salviati birds - Gaspari?
Post by: Max on June 13, 2011, 07:54:27 PM

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....I get it now Tam Bam - thank you!   :hiclp: :D

Title: Re: Salviati birds - Gaspari?
Post by: tam bam on June 13, 2011, 08:21:26 PM

Your very welcome, Max.  I like your birds.  They have nice colors to them.  I am envious.  :sm:

tam bam

Title: Re: Salviati birds - Gaspari?
Post by: antiquerose123 on June 14, 2011, 02:20:36 AM

 :thup: :thup: :thup: :mrgreen:  Very nice !!!!

Title: Re: Salviati birds - Gaspari?
Post by: TxSilver on June 22, 2011, 12:12:44 AM

Max, your bird bowls are so welcome in the zoo. If you would like me to add them, just email me the picture. I agree with Tami that they have a look that they were designed by Gaspari and executed by Livio Seguso for Salviati. The head and beak look like them. To add a little more about Livio, he was actually working with Barbini when he executed most of the Gaspari designs. Then he left Barbini to work at Salviati for a while. Livio makes glass & wood architecural pieces now that I don't like much.  I love his old work.

Title: Re: Salviati birds - Gaspari?
Post by: Max on June 22, 2011, 09:25:35 PM

Thanks for that Anita!  I'll email you photos across when I've taken better ones.  :kissy: