Topic: Please help me identify my fabulous "arlecchino"! Maybe Fratelli Tosso?

[Mslando]

I recently inherited some amazing glass pieces and so have entered a new world it seems! Who knew there was such an incredible world-wide community of art-glass collectors?! However all my online searching to find anything about my beautiful harlequin figure has been fruitless. I hope someone can help. Some information I have: he stands 8.5" tall, was probably bought sometime in the 60's, most likely in Italy, appears to be a harlequin (arlecchino) from the "commedia dell artes". He is made in the "zanfirico" style of twisted canes, he has gold flecks throughout. There is one (only one I could find on the entire web!) that is similar listed  as Murano, designer unknown, circa 1965 which sold at auction earlier this year on in-stijl.com (#c00895). I've emailed them but no reply as yet.
So if anyone can help me with the origins, designers, value, history etc I would be very, very grateful. Thanks for reading

[langhaugh]

Hi and welcome to the GMB.

Looks fascinating, but the pictures are so small it's hard to tell. There's a thread about how best to post photos. It explains the process far better than I could. It's at http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,34093.0.html


David

[Mslando]

Thanks David, I was so paranoid about making the pics too large that I overdid the shrinking a bit!! Hopefully this will be better...

Cheers,
Gabby

[chopin-liszt]

Welcome to the gmb... and to this incredible "new world"! 
I've not seen an elegant figure with this sort of clown face before - but this isn't really my area. I'm sure somebody else will know something though - just give it a bit of time for the right person to come along and see it.
But we don't tend to discuss values here I'm afraid - they're far too subjective.

[flying free]

Hello and welcome to the board

I know nothing about Murano glass but I did find this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Seguso-Vetri-d-Arte-Flavio-Poli-Murano-Figur-Pierrot-um-1942-/290849389424?nma=true&si=e447Of30ZdzIJI0EiiWjsE6X0jE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
I've no idea if the attribution is correct but just wondered if yours might be called a Pierrot instead so I found this as well

- if you scroll down the page there is an Archimede Seguso Pierrot 1957 on there
http://www.aseguso.com/en/quaderni/book-5/

However, your base looks different to those, although I have a Seguso figure and your base was what reminded me a little of it, so I looked it up.  Someone I am sure will be along shortly who will have great knowledge and be able to help more

m

[Mslando]

David, Sue & M, thank you so much for your help. I think you may be onto something with the Pierrot, M, so thank you for that information. I'm certainly enjoying the detective work anyway! I'll keep you updated on my progress. Gabrielle

[langhaugh]

The bigger photos really help. This really isn't my area. but I would say that the figure is Pulcinella, the original Punch (of Punch and Judy), from commedia dell'arte. Is Pierrot the French version?

I would doubt Archimede Seguso for this one or SVdA, but I've been wrong on more than a few occasions.


David