Topic: car boot find (murano?) id thanks

[kimanded]

hi all
we found these two lovely peices at the car boot sale at the weekend from the same person.
we are pretty sure the vase is  murano? but not sure the big bowl/ bon bon  is?
the vase is 6 inches high and weighs 439 grams. not to sure if the colour its like cranberry/pink with yellow
and clear glass. which does glow uranium.
the big bowl is 5 1/2 inch and weighs 2.1 kg/ and again the colour is like cranberry/pink/ yellow/ and clear glass.
and there are parts of this what glow with uranium. were hope we paid a good price for these two peices  any id on both of these would be great thanks kim & ed 

[keith]

The foot on the bowl looks a little like Chribska to me,the vase I'm not sure,an expert will be along soon no doubt,Keith.

[TxSilver]

The vase form was made by several Murano companies. The vase reminds me of a Formia piece, but the size is smaller than the ones I've seen. Mandruzzato has made similar vases, but I would have to check on the sizes. I do agree with you that it is a Murano piece.

[Lustrousstone]

Can we see them both in daylight against a plain white background please. All we're getting is shades of brown. I would be a bit surprised if the bowl contained any uranium, especially as it looks as if it might be Chribska. Can we see it straight on from the side as well please

[kimanded]

hi we have  put some more pictues on  in the day light. hope these are ok. if any more are needed let us
 no. and thank you for info so far.  kim & ed 

[Lustrousstone]

Much better, thank you.  :clap:  I wouldn't like to say that either of them contained uranium. What kind of glow are you getting under a UV light?

[kimanded]

hi christine
the vase the clear glass at the bottom and around the sides glows a  green glow with uv light.
and the bowl only the clear glass peices at the sides glows a  green glow with uv light. glad the pictues are better
the others were taken late last night.  :)thanks for you replys so far. kim & ed

[TxSilver]

After getting a better look at the vase's rim in the new pictures, I can say probably not Formia or Mandruzzato. The rim appears to be pulled into the peaks and pressed down in the low points, instead of being cut. I was hoping for an easy identification, but of course, it rarely works out that way with sommerso glass.  :spls:

[kimanded]

hi txsilver i have just found on formia murano vase called a mandole murano vase desighed by formia.
its on  (murano glass genuine murano specialists) and must say it does look very much like ours a part from the size. thanks for the help so far kim & ed

[Lustrousstone]

If it's the clear glass glowing green, it is not uranium. It is the manganese used to decolorise the glass so it doesn't look coke bottle green as a result of iron impurities in the sand. Glass containing uranium is usually a yellowy green or green and will glow a very, very bright green under a UV light.

The bowl looks like it's possibly Chribska and the the vase could be either Murano or Czech. Sommerso is not a technique exclusive to Italy