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murano dino martens glass bird paperweight conformation please ID = Chinese

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johnphilip:
Yep lots of various ones turning up in charity shops some with bar codes on .

incazzatonero:
Never a piece of Dino.
But I vote 100% for Murano!
0 % for chinese!

stew2u2:
i didnt know who made it but the only 2 i found online said they were dino thats why i came on here. usually someone puts me right. its going on ebay as murano style bird at a low starting price then i cant be accused of ripping anyone off. still a nice bird whoever made it.
thanks for the input i still love this site and hope to help when i can.
stew

incazzatonero:
Hi!
The book from Marc Heiremans with the title:
"DINO MARTENS"
Catalogue
Werkverzeichnis
Liste del Opere"
(Arnoldsche Art Publishers)
shows some similar items as yours (for example site 174).
So,
now I have to reverse my opinion and I will vote now:
the item is:
100% Muranese
0 % Chinese
Perhaps 30 % Dino Martens ?!
When I look at your pics, I see a mastership of glasswork!
Very good and nice item!

TxSilver:
I checked the page. Nothing like your bird there, but I'm sure the Martens' birds are the ones the Chinese modeled theirs on. Yours is Chinese from a couple of years back. The Chinese glass makers change their lines every few years, so they are not made now. There are still plenty of them out there. They are often sold as Murano on eBay. The Chinese often class them as "Murano" in their catalogs, i.e. they are made in the style of Murano glass.

The Martens birds are very different. The bianco nero canes are true black and white, instead of purplish. The canes are applied to the outside of the glass, and not the inside as you see for the Chinese bird.

I am confident your bird is Chinese. No guessing was involved. Still pretty.

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