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Murano or another chinese? ID: Modern Chinese

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Max:
What was the fish sold to you as?

TxSilver:
Don't feel bad, Pain. I remember when I first started buying glass. I bought some things that make your fish look like Barovier.  :cry: It still hurts to think about these pieces (which I unloaded at last year's garage sale). I learned a lot from the purchases, though. Usually the more glass a person sees, the better they are at spotting the good pieces. It is the good things about books -- they let you see a lot without buying all the pieces. A good book pays for itself in no time.

There are some very good online sites for looking at Murano glass, too. One of my favorite sites when I first started collecting Murano was http://www.great-glass.co.uk/library/libindex.htm. There is a good assortment of murano under the Italian links. I like this site because the glass is not too high-brow. Some of the sites concentrate on upper-shelf pieces that most of us cannot even afford.

I am still confused by fish vases. I can never figure out who did most of them.

Pain:
Max it was sold to me as Murano but as I said on a previous post (dare I say this) I dont always believe what I am told I would be a fool to do so  ;)
Anita thank you for your encouraging words I am going to keep going because I am really enjoy it also my DDs always come with me and gives them the opportunity to learn also.
I did surprise myself and stopped myself from being ripped off when I recognised the Bullet vase though so I am learning something even if it isn't Italian  ;D

Artofvenice:
Hi, I suspect it is from China, also if made in "murano style". That specific opaque white color is very used in these "replica" glassworks and the venetian "cheap" shops are really full of these items ( :'()

Sorry

Sincerely

Alex
www.artofvenice.com

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