Topic: ID Help requested. ID = Martie Negri, NJ, USA

[alpha]

Anyone know who the maker is of this millefiori?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RETRO-MURANO-MILLIFIORI-PAPERWEIGHT-GLASS-DISH-MATCHSTICK-MAN-CANE-UNUSUAL-/272700803157?nma=true&si=GkqiSu9ZsVTM5kqfA4jE5IBMbLg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[KevinH]

49 views and we are all stumped!

I would have thought that canes like those would be quite easily recognised. I wonder if the white "rib-like" cane is intended to be a fern leaf. And possibly the paw print cane is of a cat of some sort.

[alpha]

Exactly Kevin - some nice canes. My thought is that it is less than 30 years old. Mike Hunter suggested on a Facebook group that it might be Martie Negri. I have sent her an email but no response as yet.

[paperweights]

Hi Andy, I believe this is by Martie Negri.  The person who bought the dish paperweight got a bargain.  Her pieces normally sell in the thousands of dollars. 

You can check out her gallery at:  http://mostlyglass.com/Html/Artists/negri/Negri_main_page.htm

or her personal web page at:  http://www.martienegri.com/  - you might want to focus on her Bloomsbury series http://www.martienegri.com/portfolio/bloomsbury-series/

Quite talented. 

[rosieposie]

Interestingly, I was looking at this weight... I don't collect weights... (I just have about 40 - 50 that have accumulated, as they do!) but the bear paw and stick man canes were interesting... as you say, Allan,  they got a bargain!!