Topic: Multi-coloured vase / bowl - Avem tutti-frutti? Chinese?

[langhaugh]

My first reaction was Chinese. The design is just too loose to be Murano for me. Tutti Frutti is usually caked with interesting bits and bobs. Also, the colours seem too pastel.  I know that an unfinished base isn't a sure sign of origin, but I've seen very few Murano pieces with unpolished bases.

David

[rocco]

I am still with John in believing this is Murano (and AVeM)

>> Here is a comment by Anita *TxSilver* on a (admittedly nicer) Tutti Frutti toothpick holder; it has the same shape, the same unpolished base -- and what seems to be a worn AVeM label.

As I said, I have yet to see a Chinese piece with zanfirico inclusions. The ones brucebanner linked to on alibaba are quite abundant here on the fleamarkets and on ebay, but IMHO don't have much in common with the piece in question.
And especially the pink, yellow and blue twisted canes lined with copper aventurine are quite distinctive, and found in almost any of the AVeM pieces.

The white and blue lining is unusual, but on Wayne's site is another one with a white background >> Link (second row from the bottom).
And I have an ashtray as well with a white background.
(BTW, the big vase was my biggest disappointment yet, as it arrived smashed to 100 pieces due to bad packing. 
I glued it back together just to see what it would have looked like...)

Michael

[obscurities]

So the link posted by Michael is an exception to the rule I had not seen previously.  I am nowhere near convinced that all pieces in this style are AVEM that have the badly ground bases......  But I will concede that I have now seen something which would make me at least think twice...  :-)

Craig