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soledivo:
Fascinating reply jazimmons, thankyou  :hiclp:

I've learnt more from your info. than I have in the last 4 years re. lampwork.

I hope you become a reguar user of this wonderful forum. 
 :chky: :chky:

Jurgen:
Thanks for all the great info Jazz!! I've already printed out this page. Super!!.................Jerry
BTW.........I think this is one of the foot cracks you are talking about (2" diameter).

jazimmons:
Hi Jurgen.  It's always nice to know that my imput is helpful.  I do have quite a few items of murano and venitian glass. Some of which you yourself might be able to identify, as murano is truly not my own field of personal collecting. Will list them in due course.  Some of which are true c18th & c19th items. Vetro a fili, vetro a retorti & vetro a reticello and the likes, together with some c20th century items of fish etc.

The FOOT crack that you show, often happens after annealing. It is difficult for me to explain this fully to you, however will do my best for you here.

Basically, the foot of an item is more than just usually the last thing to make upon ANY glass. A "TUBE" of glass is attached to the base part and this attachment is crucial if the foot is to be perfect. It has got to be attached centrally. This tube is then heated and spun constantly until such a time when a reamer can be inserted into the molten glass tube . . .   One then gets one chance only to spin out the foot and to adjust it so that it stands upright and circluar.  There is no going back!  Much work may have been done to the upper parts of the glass, but all shall be wasted unless the foot is got right!

The CRACKING OF A FOOT, usually happens if and when any more top work to an item needs to be made.  The hot pontil will need to be placed inside the base of the foot, so as to make these adjustments,  and the heat therefore applied will cause stress to the foot  which will not be identified until the whole item has been annealed! Get me? 

I do hope I am making sense!  Only once the entire item has cooled, will the foot crack.  Many firms of today of course use glass lathes to spin out the foot, which is by far easier but costly, but lathe maked is not hand made, get my drift! Jazz. 

Jurgen:
Hi Jazz......I want to personally thank you for explaining this procedure in such a manner that even a lay person like myself can under stand it! Looking forward to seeing some of your glass! Again, many thanks..................Jerry

jazimmons:
SOLEDIVO & JURGEN . . .  Check out eBay item number 140405475330, where you will see same examples of your lampworked gymnast by the same maker as your own.  Listed as being Murano.  There are several of them being offered by the same seller.  Make your comparisions and enjoy!  Jazz :P

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