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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Murano & Italy Glass => Topic started by: svazzo on June 07, 2005, 10:39:02 PM
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Hi Everyone,
I just read a posting by Alex, in which he mentioned the older CVM Pauly & C. glass items he owned, and was curious to see if my piece and labels are concurrent with earlier pieces.
I did see my item on page 125 of "The Colours of Murano in the XIX Century" book by Arsenale & Junck and dated in the book from 1890, and just want to make sure the labels are correct for its age.
http://www.svazzo.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/PaulyLabel.jpg
The circular label says PCV, and the other is the Pauly & C. label
Any help would be appreciated.
Javier
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Hi Javier,
Your labels look newer than turn-of-the-century to me, perhaps 1930s or '40s? A photo of the item would certainly help date it.
Pauly was more of a distributor than a factory, which is why you don't see things attributed to them in the literature. Can you post a picture of your item?
Laura
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Hello Laura!
Here's the photo, and the background is the book I saw the piece in...
http://www.svazzo.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/PaulyCalice.jpg
Javier
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What is the attribution they give in the book? I agree that the piece looks turn-of-the-century. Of course, they made these types of items later as well (and still today!).
Is it very lightweight?
Laura
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Hi Laura,
The book attributes it to "Compagnia Venezia Murano"
Could the "P" stand for Pauly then?
The piece is very lightweight.
Any thoughts on it Alex?
Javier
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Hi,
The round label could be a shop label, or the Pauly label for use before they slapped the other one on for import into the US. I'd trust Sheldon's attribution of CVM as the maker.
Laura
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Thanks Laura!