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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Murano & Italy Glass => Topic started by: burch690 on April 22, 2006, 09:49:34 AM

Title: Venini bowl
Post by: burch690 on April 22, 2006, 09:49:34 AM

Hi

I have this stunning piece of what I believe to be 70's venini glass. Does anyone have any idear as to the designer, etc. It is 12"(30cm) accross, a vivid blue, with remnants of the venini sticker from the early 70's, on the bottom it is signed(enscribed) Venini Italia.

http://i3.tinypic.com/w6rpq9.jpg

Many Thanks

Patrick

Title: Venini bowl
Post by: Laura Friedman on April 22, 2006, 06:18:27 PM

Can you post a photo of the signature?

Title: Venini bowl
Post by: burch690 on April 24, 2006, 08:31:49 AM

Thanks for the mail, I am unable to get a picture of the signature, it is quite clear but my camera is not quite up to it. Any idears as to the designer?

Title: Venini bowl
Post by: burch690 on April 24, 2006, 08:40:44 AM

I have not been able to find anything similar. I am going on the label and the engraved signature(like handwriting). Easy to read but not so for my camera.
Any suggestions or information appreciated

Title: Venini bowl
Post by: Frank on April 24, 2006, 10:39:30 AM

If you take a picture at an angle with light reflecting from the signature area and from the closest distance you can do and keep it in focus, you should get something useable. Do not compress the image, if you cannot manipulate the picture yourself, mail it to me and I will enhance it for you.

There are a lot of fake signatures out there, one eBay seller used to specialise in this 'art'and produced hundred of such signatures. Generally people here can only tell if the signature is genuine from a picture.

Title: Venini bowl
Post by: burch690 on April 24, 2006, 03:44:43 PM

Thanks for the info, I will give the picture another go.

Title: Venini bowl
Post by: chuggy on April 24, 2006, 05:08:47 PM

Nothing anything at all like this item in the Venini catalogue raisonne, and if it is a genuine later engraved signature then it would be surprising not to have a date with it. Having collected Venini for a number of years now, this does not look right to me at all.
Paul

Title: Venini bowl
Post by: burch690 on April 29, 2006, 02:33:21 PM

Thanks for the reply Chuggy, understandibly much scepticism about but curiosity drive us on. Still struggling with image of signature, but will post when done.

Patrick

Title: Venini bowl
Post by: Frank on July 26, 2006, 05:07:47 PM

Any luck with picture yet Patrick?