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Author Topic: Fake Signed Venini Vase?  (Read 811 times)

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Offline Wayne

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Fake Signed Venini Vase?
« on: May 09, 2011, 08:06:24 AM »
Just spotted this on ebay, signed Venini on the base, item 180663367051: [Link]

I'm pretty sure the signature is fake as I've seen quite a lot of these unsigned and not selling for much...just wondered what the Murano folk think?

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Offline kane_u_pain

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Re: Fake Signed Venini Vase?
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2011, 08:16:25 AM »
It is actually a Flavio Poli for Fratelli Toso and excuted by Carlo Scarpa...fantastic piece... :hiclp:

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