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Offline nwc

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help with identification
« on: March 25, 2010, 06:55:29 PM »
Hi all

Thank you for the informative replies to my first post could you help with this one it has controlled small bubbles in blue ground inside clear glass with red swirls thank you for any feedback.Its very hard to get a clear picture of inside design of the weight.

kind regards neil

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Re: help with identification
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2010, 06:56:46 PM »
the base is flat ground

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Re: help with identification
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2010, 01:02:04 AM »
This is from Italy.  It might be the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. 
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Re: help with identification
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2010, 05:36:07 PM »
Sometimes you see these attributed to Whitefriars (no chance) and sometimes Holmegaard (bit more difficult).   But I go with Murano.
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