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Author Topic: Big Murano(?) bloodhound....  (Read 596 times)

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Offline chopin-liszt

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Big Murano(?) bloodhound....
« on: June 30, 2011, 03:05:15 PM »
He's got a round silver label (what's left of it) most of the surface colour (if there ever was any) has gone.
I can make out "MADE IN" around the top, I'm sure it did read "ITALY" around the bottom (I can make out a couple of right letters in the right place) and it has Murano written across the middle, in a smaller, joined-up italic script.
He is not the most beautifully made beast - he should have been taken to an eye surgeon early on in life - each eye is at a completely different height. On his body, where one bit of hot glass has been added to another, there are some dodgy looking missing bits (manufacturing - not damage). He's decidedly wonky. There is decent-looking age-related wear to his feet.
His eyes, nose and tongue are red, the rest of him is amber and deep green. There are a fair few bubbles in the glass itself.
He is big, 7.75" tall, and he weighs nearly 4 pounds.

I have had a bit of a root around to see if I could find a likely maker - but have found dogs are far less common than birds.

Can anybody help me please?
Cheers, Sue M. (she/her)

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Re: Big Murano(?) bloodhound....
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2011, 05:28:47 PM »
Looks very like one collectingatcollectables was selling.....I wonder if he know the maker??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Murano-Glass-Dog-Paperweight-/380347453991

And here's another one:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lovely-Murano-Glass-Dog-Figurine-Amber-Yellow-Mastiff-/150559247019

Rosie.

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Offline chopin-liszt

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Re: Big Murano(?) bloodhound....
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2011, 06:40:18 PM »
 :smg:
I think mine's the Daddy! Yes, it does look like the same maker, Rosie, but nobody says who was actually responsible....

(don't blame me for what my dog did before I got him today!)
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