Topic: Whinsical Fish Goblets Green with Gold Flecks

[roberte613]

Hoping someone can help me identify these. My wife's grandmother left them to her but after many hours searching, she has given up on identifying them. I do not think there is a mark, although there is an indecipherable raised bit under the foot. The glass is green like many pieces of Depression glass we have seen but with gold flecks running through it. Depression glass? Art Deco? Can anyone help. It will be most appreciated.

[keith]

Hello and welcome, not my field but they look very Italian, , the Murano experts will be along shortly,

[roberte613]

Thanks Keith. I hope so. She'll be very happy if I can get an answer.

Robert

[glassobsessed]

First, I am no expert - I just have a few books that I can search.

They won't be marked, the raised bit under the foot is where they were attached to a metal rod during production. They will date to sometime between around 1880 to 1910,  they are from Murano (so will often get called Venetian glass).

Working out who made them is a little trickier as several glass makers made items in this style for retail by a company called Salviati. The situation is further confused because Salviati also had their own furnace for making glass as well as buying it in from outside. Furthermore as time passed there was more than one company named Salviati (& Co or Dott)...

Looking through those books and based on colour and style my best guess for the actual maker would be Artisti Barovier or Fratelli Toso.

Lovely goblets...

John

[roberte613]

Thanks John for all the information. We greatly appreciate your taking the time to respond.

Robert