Topic: Davidsons slag glass bird. ID = Modern Chinese

[stew2u2]

acquired this at a car boot sale in the northeast. i recognised it as purple slag glass. the lady said that she knew a gentleman that worked at the davidsons glassworks in dunston gateshead and he gave them to her. i just wondered if it was officially made or something the workers did in there spare time.

[Lustrousstone]

Looks like a Chinese birdie to me, just in purple, sorry Stew

[rosieposie]

Here you go Stew,  enjoy this thread and your sweet little Chinese bird. 

I love them and have quite a collection now....pictures oare on this thread for you to see.
 
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,49203.0.html

This might amuse you though,  it is the second she has sold, and I can't tell you how rude the replies were to my very nice message explaining the true provenance!!
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ART-GLASS-BIRD-ENCASED-YELLOW-WHITE-COLOUR-FEATHERS-HAND-BLOWN-GLASS-MURANO-/350846217642

[Lustrousstone]

I always wonder just how such things are blown 

[rosieposie]

I just was so gobsmacked by the description and the replies I got!!
I just had to give the link Christine... did you know that Sommerso is a studio on the island of Murano? She has actually been there and seen these being made!!  So there is no arguing with that,  is there??
Look at the price she sold it for!   <<<FAINT>>>

[Lustrousstone]

Best start unloading yours Rosie 

[rosieposie]

  Might just do that Christine,  I have quite a few stashed away!

There are quite a lot on eBay at the moment if you want to cash in by buying cheep(!) and selling as pure Murano Sommerso hand blown in Venice!   

[Paul S.]

I should think that being hand blown in Venice is quite something

Hello Rosie  - sorry to hear that you've been on the wrong end of some bad ebay communications  -  I'm tempted often to correct the many mis-attributions etc. that I see, think it's probably a waste of time and energy, in view of the sort of response you've exprerienced.               Wouldn't you think that people might appreciate the correct information?

[rosieposie]

Hi Paul,  Many do and it is only for that reason that I bother at all.
I have to confess that I am thick skinned enough to take the rude replies,  because in themselves I see them as the seller's admission of guilt.
When I get the:
'Thank you so much for taking the time to help correct my listing,  I do really appreciate it'
type of replies,  it makes up for the
'Haven't you got anything better to do than try and tell me how to sell?  I have 450 satisfied customers,  so I am happy with my listing and it will stay that way!'

Thankfully the latter type of replies are less common,  but there are some very ignorant sellers out there!!

[stew2u2]

hi thanks all for the replies. i took it all in thinking as it was not far from the factory and being a woman on the wrong side of 60.
ho well
thanks again for looking
stew
i sell on ebay as well thats why if i  am not sure i ask the nice people on here.