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Murano Gold Bird. ID = Archimede Seguso

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catshome:
I've spent hours trying to pin this piece down.  9.75" beak to tail (straight line measurement), tip of tail 5.5" high, weight 1048g.  Flat polished base with slight bevel on edge, some light scratches apparent.

My thinking is Seguso for the way the tail feathers have been done, and for the ombre effect in the gold.  Barovier & Toso have the same handling of tail feathers, but their pieces appear to have black eyes.  I couldn't rule Barbini in or out completely, and V.A.M.S.A. might be a possibility.  I'm as sure as I can be that it isn't Chinese or Japanese.

Really enjoyed the Murano Zoo website (https://sites.google.com/site/muranozoo/) but couldn't find an exact match.

He's a little darker than he appears in the pictures - the one of the underneath of the tail feathers (3rd pic) is closest.  4th pic is top of tail feathers.

He looks like a fancy pigeon, or a dove to me......any bird fanciers about?

catshome:
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catshome:
Dear Mods.......I think I put this in the wrong place.  Please would you move it to the glass for identification section of the board.  Many thanks Cat

NevB:
Possibly Formia or Salviati.

catshome:
Thank you Nev, I'll have another look at Formia and Salviati.....I can't recall exactly why I discounted them, but it may have been the eyes.

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