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Title: pink opalino vase. do you recognize the label?
Post by: bidda on November 12, 2007, 01:46:47 AM
hi everyone :)
this vase is pink opalino glass cased in clear with a bulbous melon shaped body and flared rim. there is a small, round gold label that says, "MADE IN ITALY MURANO" in red block text with a small red square beneath and has an embossed edge. does anyone recognize the piece or the label? any and all ideas are most welcome.

thanks,

bidda
Title: Re: pink opalino vase. do you recognize the label?
Post by: Ivo on November 12, 2007, 07:47:26 AM
looks like cased true opaline from Nason. "Opalino" is the Italian term for colour cased over milk glass.
Title: Re: pink opalino vase. do you recognize the label?
Post by: svazzo on November 12, 2007, 09:11:46 AM
have seen that label mostly in Cenedese type pieces, but could be just a regular inport label.
Title: Re: pink opalino vase. do you recognize the label?
Post by: Carolyn Preston on November 12, 2007, 03:05:21 PM
Quote from: Ivo on November 12, 2007, 07:47:26 AM
looks like cased true opaline from Nason. "Opalino" is the Italian term for colour cased over milk glass.

What's milk glass :huh:  I have this murano bowl (conversation here:  http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,6622.0.html ) that has a second from bottom level of white. The bottom level is clear, above the white is pink and a little aventurine, and then more white. Is this the same  :huh:

Carolyn
Title: Re: pink opalino vase. do you recognize the label?
Post by: Ivo on November 12, 2007, 06:43:52 PM
milk glass is white; the term opalino is usually reserved for colour cased over white producing a light (blown!) glass type for use in (mainly) lighting industry. The thickwall bowl you are showing in the other thread has a clear casing and is free form - so I think you'd use full technical description.   
Title: Re: pink opalino vase. do you recognize the label?
Post by: bidda on November 12, 2007, 08:22:22 PM
Ivo,

and here i was thinking opalino was just italian for opaline  :spls: but, after having another look at your response to Anita in the topic of alabastro vs. opalino http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,17136.msg98862.html#msg98862 (http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,17136.msg98862.html#msg98862) i guess it's not that simple.

bidda