Topic: Signed Neodymium heavy little bowl, Murano? R Auatro ? Orange glow under UV

[jonchellycain]

Hi all
picked this pretty little bowl up at a fair recently and have been struggling with the signature.
The bowl is made from Neodymium glass (pink/lilac to pale blue) and glows orange under UV (unfortunately my big UV strip light is broke so only have a tiny torch which doesn't work too well)

15cm in diameter,7cm in height, glass 3cm thick and weighs a whopping 1.8kg (well whopping considering its not very big anyway).
When I first started researching the signature I thought it may have been Bruno Amadi but from what I can find he is a lampworker.
It could read R Auatro, R Amatio the last letter looks like a Q with a little line above it. The R could be a B ??
Any idea's, I am kinda guessing with Murano
thanks
Michelle

[Anik R]

Could it be R. Amatra? 

[jonchellycain]

Anik this is why I love you, your a genious  :kissy:
just found this nothing like my piece but its a start
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/71595515/December-2007-2indd
thank you
michelle

[Anik R]

Lol... you're too funny, Michelle.    Shame I haven't a blooming clue who R. Amatra is.

[jonchellycain]

No neither do I but hey maybe one day we will find them. 
michelle

[langhaugh]

I think the signature is Renata Anatro, a Murano glassblower. 

David

[jakgene]

and Anatro is Italian for "Duck"
(My Italian lessons were not wasted!)
JAK

[jonchellycain]

 :hiclp: David  :hiclp: thank you, just started searching, doesnt appear to be a wealth of knowledge on him, will keep searching see if can get some more info.
In the link below there is some great info on him. Hopefulyy the poster wont mind me quoting him
http://www.fossilfly.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=2743
"Renato Anatra and Andrea Tagliapietra formed Arte 80 together Anatra has been a very prolific artist producing and signing many sculptures of human,animal & Abstract form" artifice

JAK cheers I now know about 3 italian words from a brits point of view thats practically fluent

Anne you are welcome to use the pictures of the signiture.
 
Added later few more links
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,30516.msg165916.html#msg165916
http://www.fossilfly.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=2466

[jonchellycain]

oh oh oh oh I just found this.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MURANO-NEODYMIUM-ALEXANDRITE-FISH-SCULPTURES-RENATO-ANATRA-ARTE-80-/260879136561?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbd9bb731
Sombody put this fish on here looking for an ID a while back I cant find it now, will keep searching but if anybody else remembers whose it was can you let them know
michelle
Found quite a lot on him now the correct spelling of his name is RENATO ANATRA