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Offline Birkyc

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Murano Paperweight?
« on: November 02, 2020, 10:16:51 PM »
hi everyone,

I acquired this paperweight a while ago alog with 2 other pieces of glass that i have positively identified as Murano from the 60s /70s. I have no reason to think that this piece is not from the same period, however, so far I have drawn a blank in trying to identify the signature.

Any guidance would be helpfull,

thank you

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Re: Murano Paperweight?
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2020, 11:07:57 PM »
Mdina - on Malta.
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Re: Murano Paperweight?
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2020, 04:55:28 PM »
Thank you for your reply. I agree that it does have the look of Mdina and considered that as a posibility. However, all the pieces of Mdina I have seen are signed Mdina?

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Re: Murano Paperweight?
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2020, 05:11:37 PM »
My impression is that Mdina weights were signed by many different people, at least there are many different signatures, some (like this) almost impossible to decipher. So my conclusion was: looks like Mdina - and with some imagination it could be read as Mdina ;).
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Re: Murano Paperweight?
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2020, 07:03:51 PM »
Hi
Definately Mdina I've seen it signed this way before even on stickered pieces. What looks like a C at the front is just a flourish before going into the m what looks like o l is the d etc.


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