Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests > Glass Animals & Figurines

Pirelli or Murano figures can you help please

<< < (2/4) > >>

Lustrousstone:
It always puzzles me how these lampwork figures and animals can be identified. They're obviously not all Murano as claimed on ebay. When I was a child, about 40 years ago, we went on holiday to Dunster in Somerset and one of the daily highlights was going to the village to see what the glass man was making. If I remember correctly he used to make small animals and figures, so I've always assumed it was quite a common craft when such things were fashionable. Christine

Frank:
Correct Christine and the only way of identifying a manufacturer is if the piece is both labelled AND consistent with other examples.

Pirelli is one example and lampwork figures are the only product they manufactured.

See http://www.ysartglass.com/Indexcat04.htm
and http://www.glassencyclopedia.com/pirelliglass.html

Since these articles have been up, more and more eBay people claim Murano or Pirelli - yet the 'glass man' in Dunster is just as likely a source for many of them.

I will be adding many more examples to my Pirelli pages and also pages of other animals to try and get identification.

Once a few hundred Pireli labelled examples have been catalogued it is just possible that we can then recognise some unlabelled pieces with 'reasonable' chance. I have examples which do match Pirelli adverts but are clearly not Pirelli for various reasons. Pirelli had 3 or 4 people making these which led to a consistency in style but there are also examples not in style too, just to cause confusion.

Japanese examples are also commonly found labelled.

Pat:
I've taken the best pic I can of where the grapes go on to her hand. I do think it is right now although it's a bit messy but it is glass at the join.

http://tinypic.com/far485.jpg

Ivo:

--- Quote from: "Lustrousstone" ---It always puzzles me how these lampwork figures and animals can be identified. They're obviously not all Murano as claimed on ebay. When I was a child, about 40 years ago, we went on holiday to Dunster in Somerset and one of the daily highlights was going to the village to see what the glass man was making. If I remember correctly he used to make small animals and figures, so I've always assumed it was quite a common craft when such things were fashionable. Christine
--- End quote ---


You're absolutely correct. There is no way lampwork can be attributed to a single maker, unless it is labeled (like Zbs, Pirelli)  or documented (as is the case of Bimini).  The largest production of lampwork is still from Lauscha, Germany (of Xmas tree ornament fame), but try and get a single hit if you search E-bay.
I also agree that the technique is independent, it requires a few glass rods and a torch and the number of lampworkers is staggering. We too had a demonstration in our primary school back in 1960 - by a lampwork artist who was particularly talented at blowing swans.

Pat:
Well whatever she is we just love her!! and will carry on enjoying her beauty indefinitely.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page