No-one likes general adverts, and ours hadn't been updated for ages, so we're having a clear-out and a change round to make the new ones useful to you. These new adverts bring in a small amount to help pay for the board and keep it free for you to use, so please do use them whenever you can, Let our links help you find great books on glass or a new piece for your collection. Thank you for supporting the Board.

Author Topic: Murano Glass Pitcher?  (Read 718 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline adam20

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 1367
  • Gender: Male
    • Retro glass and ceramics
    • Scotland
Murano Glass Pitcher?
« on: March 18, 2011, 08:23:40 AM »
This has some age to it the base is very worn and the over all feel is 50s or 60s

Glass pitcher fading clear to blue at top

Has an Italian feel to it - 11'' high aprox


Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


Offline Ivo

  • Author
  • Members
  • ***
  • Posts: 8223
  • Gender: Male
Re: Murano Glass Pitcher?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2011, 10:36:04 AM »
Nope - the design is by Skruf, but most of these now come out of Poland.  Not seen a blue graded one yet - must be quite unpleasant to serve red wine...

Support the Glass Message Board by finding glass through glass-seek.com


Offline soledivo

  • sir. or lord. your higness would be nice
  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 338
  • Gender: Male
Re: Murano Glass Pitcher?
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2011, 05:01:51 PM »
nice though, i really like it  :chky:
martin

Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


Offline langhaugh

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 2017
  • Gender: Male
    • My albums
Re: Murano Glass Pitcher?
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2011, 06:09:40 PM »
You're right about the Italian feel to it, although I agree with Ivo re Skruf derivation.  The hole in the vase, 'forato' in Italian, is the result of the influence of  a Henry Moore sculpture exhibition in Venice post WW II. The idea obviously spread.

David

My glass collection is at https://picasaweb.google.com/lasilove

Support the Glass Message Board by finding glass through glass-seek.com


 

SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk
Visit the Glass Encyclopedia
link to glass encyclopedia
Visit the Online Glass Museum
link to glass museum


This website is provided by Angela Bowey, PO Box 113, Paihia 0247, New Zealand