Topic: ID Required .. Venetian Glass Vase...? Possible Latticino Glass.....?

[Greg.]

Hi All,

Sure someone can help throw some light on this one. Measures 21cm in height, looks Italian and possibly Latticino glass..?

All thoughts appreciated.

Thanks,
Greg

[Paul S.]

hello Greg  -  don't think I can help too much on this style  -  other than to say that recently I bought a similar sized piece, which is a human figure (dancing), and which I'm sure is generic touristy Murano.     The base of mine was similar to yours, with this 'swirl' type of gold decoration on a circular foot. To my disappointment, the gold was simply painted on  -  as opposed to the real thing which of course has the gold as an inclusion inside the glass.   Does the base of yours have the gold inside the glass, or added on the outside??

[ahremck]

The blue and white part is definitly latticino.  The spiral base is called something like merletto.   Looks to be in ace condition.

Ross

[Greg.]

thanks paul & ross, on close inspection the gold on the foot does appear to have been added to the outside. The threads however, do appear to be inside the glass. Perhaps it is more generic than I first hoped.....

[antiquerose123]

Hi there:
I am sure someone will be able to tell, I like it.  Looks nice to me. 

Sure has lots of the remains of the pontil left.   Never seen that much left, but then I am still a Newbie. 

You might want to take a look at a post of my with a Figurine on a gold-swirled base, here: 
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,19131.0.html

...and just some interesting reading about the bases, and swirls...or maybe compare the base gold swirls with yours to see.  Just a suggestion. 

I think your vase -  is very pretty !!

[Greg.]

thanks rose, seems to have its good and bad points, the threads within the glass seem ok, however, as Paul suggests the gold on the outside of the foot raise a few concerns....

[Lustrousstone]

Is it really outside the glass or just under the surface?

[Greg.]

Hi Christine, the gold on the foot does seem to be on the surface...

[Paul S.]

bad form, I know, to 'piggy back' on someone else's post  -  but this is just to show the similarity of the 'gold paint' on the round foot.   I know it's on the outside, because it scratches off with a finger nail. :cry:    May well be a copy of a once famous piece by one of the big Italian 'cheeses' (and I don't mean Gorgonzola).    I am going to take it back to the charity shop.  Just goes to show that you shouldn't buy pieces you know nothing about.

[Max]

How extraordinary to be added to the outside!  Is this something new we have to worry about?  :huh: