Topic: Please Help Identifying a glass centerpiece.

[artmustel]

Hello. I would like to ID this glass centerpiece. No marks; it is heavy, that is about all I can say, and measures approx. 12" wide for 8" high. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks!

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m273/artmustel/center3.jpg

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[Carolyn Preston]

Looks like Chalet (shape) or Italian (colour) to me, but then, I don't know much. 

Carolyn

[Lustrousstone]

Welcome to the GMB. Chalet of Canada is a possibility. Try looking here www.mblaisgallery.com/dynamic/artists/Chalet_Art_Glass_Glass.asp

[Cathy B]

Hi artmustel and welcome to the board.
Don't be discouraged by it taking some time to get an answer. Sometimes it's taken me years to find out the identity of a piece.

My feeling is that this piece is neither Chalet nor Murano. Going out on a limb here, but US art glass of some sort perhaps?

[artmustel]

I don't have a clue. I bought this piece yesterday at a thrift store. I am not the person that buys this kind of objects, however something on it caught my eye...(beauty, I think). Indeed it is different, but sadly it has no a brand, or mark on it. I noticed that the bottom of the piece is rough to the tact. And it is not transparent (my first impression was like if someone put  candle wax on it) however whatever it is is inside the glass. The piece is heavy, and has a very few tiny bubbles. Is there anything else that I may look to help ID it? Thanks!

[Anne]

A photo of the base is usually helpful too when id'ing (or trying to!) pieces. Could you add a closeup of the base please? (Tip: Use your camera's macro function if it has one, to get a good sharp closeup.)

[artmustel]

Hi, here is a picture of the centerpiece's bottom:

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m273/artmustel/bottom.jpg

I appreciate your help/  Thanks!


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[Ivo]

That is a badly finished piece and I would think it is Mexican. The seedy quality of the glass points there, as does the colour, the careless design and the awkward bottom finish. If you're located in North America the probability goes up; many souvenir pieces are carried back by tourists.

[artmustel]

I don't understand your comment about "seedy glass"; piece does not look so bad, now I AM a bad photographer. I appreciate your response however I feel that something is wrong with it.

[Anne]

I believe that, in glass terms, seedy glass means it contains air bubbles, rather than the better-known meaning of seedy, as in tacky/cheap looking.

The base finish looks very rough, and I'd be guided by Ivo when he says it could be Mexican (he has the experience to know.)   If it were a European piece I'd have expected the base to be flat and polished smooth.