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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Murano & Italy Glass => Topic started by: antiquerose123 on May 06, 2010, 07:35:49 AM

Title: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: antiquerose123 on May 06, 2010, 07:35:49 AM
Hi got this today from a lady getting her stuff ready for the weekend garage sale.  Picked up some collectible, and another piece of Murano (not posted yet)....and then she invited me in for coffee since it was just her and me.  She had a Murano bowl on the table and I said I liked it.  Anyways, after I paid her for the collectibles I got (some paintings, pottery, etc) she picked up this bowl and said "If I liked it, I could just have it..."  Was I happy.

It is quite large, and very heavy.  Size is about 9 inches by 11.5 inches Wide since one side is loped...and About 3 inches tall.

Believe it is amethyst color with one edge flipped over. Has lots of flecks of gold/Silver. The bottom is also polished and shows wear.   If you look at the one pic where my *dirty* thumb is (was digging in the dirt here....lol) you can see how big the bottom polished base is compared to my average sized thumb - at least I think it is an average Thumb..

Anyone advise me of date/maker/poss value of it?

I thank you for your replies.....and I am so Happy that she just gave this to me.  :chky:



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(Not trying to be a Hog here on the board - but I will be going to bed soon here, and the rest of you guys over-the-pond there need some GLASS EYE-CANDY to start your day... ;)  So it will be Nighty, Night for me shortly, so I am just doing my posting during my Normal night-time hours here...)

Title: Re: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: Anik R on May 06, 2010, 08:48:42 AM
I obviously can't help with ID, but I did want to say that it's a wonderfully elegant bowl...  there is something very classy about the shape and color.  LOVELY!

BTW, which neighbourhood do you live in, Rose?  If you've got such a wonderful neighbour, then maybe I should move back to Canada  ;D

(P.S. My next-door-neighbour gave me an old violin last year...  I had it for a whole 20 minutes before the fellow decided to take it back  :24:)
Title: Re: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: antiquerose123 on May 06, 2010, 08:55:42 AM
BTW, which neighbourhood do you live in, Rose?  If you've got such a wonderful neighbour, then maybe I should move back to Canada  ;D

SK, eh?  She was just a very generous stranger, not neighbor.  I almost *choked* when she did that.  I even Text messaged my son to tell him.  I was so  :chky:  :chky:

The boom is on here...lol.  More jobs than people, and I hope more GLASS too

Title: Re: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: Anik R on May 06, 2010, 09:11:39 AM
We Canadians are known for our big hearts, eh?  By the way, did I mention HOW MUCH I LOVE your ZBS ashtray/bowl that you posted on April 29???  Eh, did I???  ;D  (OK, I better stop because this obviously doesn't belong here, but I just couldn't resist).

 :kissy:
Title: Re: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: antiquerose123 on May 06, 2010, 09:23:15 AM
lol.....here back on track for this post. 

I am still  :chky: :chky: about this free piece I got today, as it is 3:18 A.M. here and I am still up.  That is how wound up I am over this piece.  I can't sleep.  It is heavy.  With my bad shoulder I could hardly hold it up to take a pic of it in the sunlight today.    It doesn't look that big in the picture, but an almost full sized pencil fits into the bottom area where it is polished....if that helps for a size comparison. 
Title: Re: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: chopin-liszt on May 06, 2010, 10:23:55 AM
It's beautiful - no wonder you're so happy - but I hope you'll keep something prettier than pencils in it.....  :)
Title: Re: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: antiquerose123 on May 07, 2010, 12:23:02 AM
It's beautiful - no wonder you're so happy - but I hope you'll keep something prettier than pencils in it.....  :)

Yes, and ONE CORRECTION here.  There are just gold flecks in it.  I had stated before that there were gold and silver flecks -- but I was wrong.  No sure IF that makes a difference or not...

@ chopin-liszt:  I have to find a place to put it as it is too big for my glass cabinet, so it is wrapped up in paper in a box along side some other too big for my cabinet items:

~ Glass Figurine with the swirl base
~ The Horn of Plenty - I just got
~ And some other non-Murano items that will not fit either in my glass Cabinet.

I guess I know what to *ASK*  :st: when that time comes again
Title: Re: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: ardy on May 10, 2010, 04:16:39 AM
Not sure but it looks a bit like some Seguso Vetri D items I have seen.

 However there appears to be several makers who used this shape on a casual search through images Google for murano bowls including one called Vasa??? I have not heard of before.
Title: Re: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: kane_u_pain on May 11, 2010, 09:58:27 AM
Lovely bowl antique and free is always good! SVdA or Barbini would be my guess but without a label it is hard to tell. The colour seems a bit light for a SVdA piece so I would lean towards another Murano maker in my opinion. I would assume if it was a SVdA piece the colour would be deeper with a less see through effect. Stunning bowl still  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: antiquerose123 on July 29, 2010, 11:42:22 PM
 :hi: I stumbled upon this pic of another bowl (which is in no way the same shape as mine) But what caught my eye was the close resemblance to the colors inside the bowl of this one, and mine. (called Plum Opalescent) ???

E-bay Click here (http://cgi.ebay.ca/Gorgeous-Murano-Glass-Bowl-Plum-Opalescent-w-Orig-Label-/220643590402?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335f620102)

Do you (kinda), in IYHO agree the color inside the bowls are similar? or not?

Thxs, FYO
(= for your opinion)
Title: Re: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: kane_u_pain on July 30, 2010, 01:05:31 AM
The label on that piece is a Fratelli Toso label. I still lean towards Barbini for your bowl in my opinion antique...
Title: Re: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: antiquerose123 on October 24, 2010, 03:54:22 AM
*** Bump --

 :hi: Was just taking some other pics of things, so I thought I would add here to see if it helps at all.  Again, this is a Super Sized Bowl.  I put my hand under it and took a pic with a Flash so you could see my hand, compared to the size of the bowl.  It is quite the size.  I could hardly hold it while trying to take the pic (and steady my hand...lol).  I also took a pic of the polished pontil on the bottom with a ruler to show how wide that is......the polished pontil is about 4.5 inches across itself.  It must have taken a couple people to work on this item when it was made, as I find very heavy...

If I hold it upside down in my hand.....it reaches all the way to the (bend area) at my elbow, see the last pic.

Any new leads, or ideas.....Thanks  :kissy:
Title: Re: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: antiquerose123 on November 16, 2010, 06:07:07 AM
I still lean towards Barbini for your bowl in my opinion antique...

??? Found this Barbini one that is 11 inches wide, similar shape  HERE (http://cgi.ebay.ca/VINTAGE-BARBINI-MURANO-AVENTURINE-GOLD-FLECK-GLASS-BOWL-/180579541366?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a0b612176)

?? Just digging around...??
Title: Re: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: carolglass on November 17, 2010, 08:00:49 AM
 >:D Rose- ya need a BIGGER cabinet!!! or even a lovely LARGE coffee table. Great bowl BTW- love it, don't hide it.
 regards Carol
Title: Re: I got ~ ~ FREE ~ ~
Post by: antiquerose123 on November 19, 2010, 03:37:55 AM
>:D Rose- ya need a BIGGER cabinet!!! or even a lovely LARGE coffee table. Great bowl BTW- love it, don't hide it.
 regards Carol

Thanks carolglass.  Will have to talk to  :st:  (me...lol) and have him (I mean her - me) start saving for one of these: 
http://208.187.160.89/amzn/3390.jpg

yes need bigger cabinets here.  Thanks. 

It is a monster..