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Offline pandelune

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Ppw identification - strange shape, maybe murano
« on: April 01, 2013, 11:40:00 AM »
In a french antiques magazine last month.
I am not sure of where it comes from. Murano? But the colors are not typical from Murano.
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Offline Nick77

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Re: Ppw identification - strange shape, maybe murano
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2013, 12:52:07 PM »
Looks like a Whitefriars piece to me.

Nick
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Re: Ppw identification - strange shape, maybe murano
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2013, 02:54:08 PM »
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Re: Ppw identification - strange shape, maybe murano
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2013, 04:12:31 PM »
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Hi

I think there are 3 or 4 different standard Whitefriars cylinder designs, where the cutting / fluting varies.

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Offline johnphilip

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Re: Ppw identification - strange shape, maybe murano
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2013, 04:32:42 PM »
It mentions 1973 so probably WF/s  date cane in it . ???
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Re: Ppw identification - strange shape, maybe murano
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2013, 06:01:41 PM »
You certainly don't want to be paying 400 Euros for it!
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