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Title: Murano Fish Statue with Gold, Black Colors
Post by: shell59 on September 01, 2012, 07:19:38 PM

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could help me with the designer of this fish.  It's heavy and sits on a stand with I believe aventurine inside.  It does have a red label that says made in Murano Italy.  I have attached a picture.  Thanks for any information you may be able to assist me with.

Title: Re: Murano Fish Statue with Gold, Black Colors
Post by: kane_u_pain on September 02, 2012, 08:27:30 AM

Hi, a pic of the label would be helpful.

Title: Re: Murano Fish Statue with Gold, Black Colors
Post by: shell59 on September 02, 2012, 03:11:14 PM

Hi,
Okay, I will attach a picture of the label.  I hope the pictures are alright I have to make them smaller so it will accept them and I hope I am doing it right. lol

Title: Re: Murano Fish Statue with Gold, Black Colors
Post by: shell59 on September 02, 2012, 03:21:31 PM

I am going to try this again, I think that one is to small.

Title: Re: Murano Fish Statue with Gold, Black Colors
Post by: kane_u_pain on September 05, 2012, 08:57:06 AM

Very hard to identify as to maker. We call that label a 'generic' Murano label as it could have been made by any company.

Title: Re: Murano Fish Statue with Gold, Black Colors
Post by: shell59 on September 05, 2012, 11:59:38 AM

Hi, thanks for your help anyway I appreciate you trying.

Title: Re: Murano Fish Statue with Gold, Black Colors
Post by: MuranoArtGlassChandeliers on September 08, 2012, 10:24:15 PM

HI

I would like to outline the techniques used in creating this piece.  It is a combination of Sommerso and the Avventurine technique where the central piece has copper filings dispersed throughout a black ball of glass.  Quite a difficult technique to master.  As stated, the label is indeed generic but some furnaces to consider are Seguso, Laguna Murano and Formia but extremely difficult to pinpoint.

Dean

Title: Re: Murano Fish Statue with Gold, Black Colors
Post by: shell59 on September 08, 2012, 10:44:55 PM

Hi Dean,

Thank you so much for the reply.  I was wondering about that because it is so unique and I haven't been able to find one like it.  I read up on the aventurine and thought that might be part of it but I knew there was something else involved.  Again thank you, now I have somewhere to start.

Michelle