Topic: "Murano Style" Items Id Help Please

[hillkat]

Hi All

This week I bought these six items to re-sell so obviously would like to describe them acurately. The auctioneer has (cautiously?) described them as being Murano Style,  and the yellowy-green one as "in the manner of Dino Martens",  a jug very similar in shape to the pink one, I saw an Antiques Roadshow also being a Dino Martens so got intrigued and thought they were worth a punt as I didn't pay an awful lot of them but think they are rather beautiful.

I realise there are many reproductions around and they don't have a great deal of wear although being display rather than functional items that may explain that.

Any help in attributing a designer, if they are vintage pieces etc would be great appreciated

Many Thanks

Kathryn

As there are six items and I've taken a couple of close ups I've put them in photobucket album, hope that's OK.

http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i260/hillkat/Glass/

[Wayne]

Hi Kathryn, I could be wrong, but none of them look like Murano to me, in fact most if not all look like they could be Chinese or maybe Polish, very modern, and could possibly be found in your local TK Maxx store...

[hillkat]

Thanks Wayne

Oh dear, that was my concern still they are pretty so hopefully should get something back off them, thanks for looking

Kathryn

[soledivo]

hi Kathryn,
I agree with Wayne's assessment,
out of interest I'd love to know the auction that came up with that description.

[hillkat]

Hi Martin

Thanks it's good to have a more than one opinion. I feel like I'm dobbing on the auction room! I go there a lot and have a good really relationship with them but it was our local auction room near Stratford Upon Avon

Cheers Kathryn

[TxSilver]

It sounds like the auction house was "dodgy honest," which to me amounts to keyword spamming. They were being dodgy in mentioning Murano in a way that put the word into the buyer's mind without committing to the attribution. I can't see why Dino Martens was even mentioned. None of the pieces even remotely resemble his designs. I would put a big caveat emptor on the auctioneer. Seems dodgy to me.

[jomo99]

  I Agree, I think that all these Items look 'T K MAXXish' in style!! I must admit that I do go in there often, but in my defence it is just so that I can see what kind of Glass they are selling that I know for certain will end up either on here or on Flea-bay!! LOL!!

                          Happy Yuletide & Solstice Blessings,

                                  John

[hillkat]

Hi John

Thanks, I do sell on "Flea-Bay" (slightly unnecessary I feel) but the part I enjoy most about my work is research, which is why if I when I hit a brick wall myself, I seek the opinion of those more knowledgeable - for glass I turn to you guys and have done so for many years and always found the info useful and  informative. These will be appearing on Ebay but obviously now I won't be listing them as Murano or even Murano style but I do need to recoup my expenses. If they don't sell I'm sure they will be appreciated as Xmas pressies anyway.

I've never been to a TK Maxx store not having one close by and googling such items has not turned up a lot so maybe you could help me out. I have seen retro / reproduction style glassware in the likes of Ikea, Asda etc etc but usually these are of obvious inferior quality, quite light weight and thin etc but these items are very thick with several layers of glass and silvery, glittery (whatever the term is) inclusions. Also they weight between 3 and 6Kg. Would cheap glass in a high street store really weigh that much and have so much apparent work gone into them? Maybe they do but I've not seen any such item in my travels.

Many Thanks

Kathryn

[jomo99]

  Hi Kathryn,

                    Sorry if my tongue-in-cheek remark offended you, it was never intended to, I do use the auction site to buy items on occasions, but never to sell as I prefer to do that face to face, but hey! each to their own!!

 Now, down to nitty gritty!! I am quite fortunate in that I live very close to T K Maxx, Ikea, M&S and several other large outlets, and I must say that I am often suprised and impressed by the size,Weight and Good Quality of Glass sold in such outlets.  It is this that leads to my comment re "I know for certain will end up here or on Flea-bay......"  because it will often confuse even "experts" (a category I do NOT include myself in!) as to the origin!!!!


                   Warmest Wishes,

                       John

[hillkat]

Thanks John

The weight and quality did have me puzzled a bit so appreciate the clarification there.
No worries about the flea-bay thing, no offence taken (well maybe a bit, but I'm over it now )
I also prefer selling face to face but Ebay suits my M.O. at the moment as I don't drive and am a single parent so lets me works whenever I can so its pretty handy.

Many Thanks and a Happy Yule

Kathryn