Topic: Large Murano Paperweight

[mhgcgolfclub]

I am pretty sure this large paperweight is Murano possibly AVEM with the latticinio canes and the gold adventurine.

Diameter 3.75" or 9.5 cm, weight 950 gm, polished flat base.

Any further information would be great and confirmation of ID

Thanks Roy

[antiquerose123]

 :hiclp: That sure is pretty ....

[TxSilver]

It looks more like the Fratelli Toso latticino scramble pw to me. I have never seen the red bits, though, and the canes seem a bit flatter than I'm accustomed to seeing. These things make me wonder if it might be a look-alike. If it is, it is a very good one. Someone that knows more about pws than I should be able to verify if it is Murano or not.

[tropdevin]

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I'm fairly certain it is Murano - but not sure which factory.

Alan

[Lily of the Valley]

You know, I'm with Anita on this one, as I've not seen the red transparent canes (?) before either.  Also I think there are some cane chunks (blue & white) that look less than Murano.  On the other hand, there are things in this weight that scream typical Murano scramble.  Is there a small area that has black "bits" in photo #4?

Interesting ..... Lily :huh:

[Lily of the Valley]

This weight also has the transparent red stuff in it and it is not (imho) Murano although the label would want you to believe otherwise.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110553754796&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_723

Lily

[mhgcgolfclub]

Thank you for your replies. It does seem to be very interesting, as far as I thought it had to be a Murano maker but which one.

If its a look alike who else may have made it ? my knowledge of Murano glass is just about zero so happy to except what the experts think.

To try and help I have added some close ups.

Thanks for all you help

Roy

[KevinH]

I think that both Roy's weight and the one Lily linked to on eBay are Murano.

Lily's point about "the transparent red stuff" would be a good point except that in the eBay example, although the main photo is not too sharp, the red coating around the millefiori cane is not the same as in Roy's weight where it is used as a main feature for both a cane and as "threading".

I don't know about the maker of either weight - or, for that matter, the age. But I suspect Roy's could be a later 20th century one as transparent colours do not seem to feature too much in the literature that I have seen where Murano items from, say, the 1930s through 1970s are shown.

[mhgcgolfclub]

Thank you Kevin

Looking at the base I would agree with late 20th century as there is only a small amount of wear

Thanks Roy

[Lily of the Valley]

Well, Kev H, I am now in complete agreement that Roy's paperweight is Murano, even with the 'transparent red stuff'!   Roy, take a look at Murano Tutti Frutti bowl? in the Murano Glass Section of the GMB.  Lots of red stuff in that piece and I wouldn't question its origins at all.

As for the weight I posted in Roy's thread, it may have Murano canes in it, but it is (imho) not a product of Murano, just a fake and a poor one at that.

My best ..... Lily