Topic: Murano Glass Bird, Made in Italy.....is it?

[rosieposie]

This has just been listed on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220785390240&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123

The seller is in Italy and is adamant that this is Murano Glass.

I have a collection of these little birds, and have always been led to believe they were made in China.

Am I correct or mistaken?

Some proof would be very helpful......thanks in advance for any information on this glass bird.

[jonchellycain]

Hi Rosie
I was always in the same belief as you  :or:
michelle

[johnphilip]

  :hi:  Well i know not , but i can say they have been around for very many years , even before the Chinese started wacking out all the modern glass .

[Lustrousstone]

The Chinese have been wacking out glass for many years...These small items are ideal for homeworkers.

[Ivo]

Looking through our local auction site yesterday I noticed there were around 700 items listed as Murano - and perhaps 10% was actually Murano.

[rosieposie]

Does anyone have any reason to believe that they are Murano?

I have seen them listed as Isle of Wight, Langham, Wedgwood and Murano.  As End of day glass, Slag glass, Millefiori and Art glass. They all have the same smooth but not shiny pontil mark on the base, and I have many with the Labels still attached. A lot of them have the labels removed or defaced to be unreadable,  but the ones I have say Made in China.  They come in a variety of colours, but are basically the same size, shape and general form.
I actually like them, and they are cheap enough to collect....however, some that are listed as Murano or Vintage Murano are way overpriced.
Just out of interest, these are the ones that are currently listed worldwide on eBay:
230618826058  
150603541792
250808639294
200606081324
260776136440
330561445011
250816209300
150603533466
120721616435
380337574058
250811512684
390309591840
220785390240
200609030841
270750398651
160588015746
280678035493
130520951025
230619264541
370509722488
120723602250
330563908418
320694576127
110680374877
250811513524
360358904915
Only about 6 of them are correctly listed as Chinese!!  :or:

[jonchellycain]

Rosie was that your collection listed recently with the excellent description saying;
"They are Made in China.

They are NOT Murano.

They are NOT Langham.

They are NOT Wedgwood or Wedgewood.

They are NOT Isle of Wight.

THEY ARE CHINESE."
Must say gave me a good chuckle when i saw it
michelle

[rosieposie]

Yes Michelle it was!  I was so fed up with everyone misdescribing them, so I put that on when it was free listing...at £2000.00 (so it wouldn't sell!) in the hopes that some sellers would see it and think carefully about their own descriptions!  :24:

[jonchellycain]

ahhh so it is you bidding on my Kiwi...  :smg:.
I read it after you bid and had a good chuckle, and was pretty sure after that it was you.
michelle

[rosieposie]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! Michelle.....