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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Murano & Italy Glass => Topic started by: m85 on March 19, 2009, 02:56:07 PM

Title: Murano Aquarium signed by??? id: Sandro Frattin
Post by: m85 on March 19, 2009, 02:56:07 PM

Hi,

Does someone recognize this signature?

Gr,

Marcel

Title: Re: Murano Aquarium signed by???
Post by: TxSilver on March 19, 2009, 04:25:16 PM

It is Sandro Frattin.

Title: Re: Murano Aquarium signed by??? id: Sandro Frattin
Post by: soledivo on March 20, 2009, 06:26:51 PM

Is this a modern piece Anita ?
 there are so many Chinese ones around its nice to see a signature.

 then again just look at this one and the quality shows, thanks for posting it   :chky:

Title: Re: Murano Aquarium signed by??? id: Sandro Frattin
Post by: TxSilver on March 21, 2009, 01:26:25 PM

I don't know much about Sandro Frattin except what I have been able to gather online. He opened a glass company, TFZ, in 1980. He does many sculptures and vases with applied glass. He is quite talented in making eye-appealing glass.

Title: Re: Murano Aquarium signed by??? id: Sandro Frattin
Post by: Artofvenice on March 21, 2009, 02:16:28 PM

Hi,
TFZ produces nice, but pretty "commercial" glassworks.
As often in Murano there are a pretty good technical skills, but a poor talent to create new items and styles (exactely the opposite of what is happening in USA).
So the TFZ glassworks are the usual Murano items: acquariums, heavy glass fish and animals and "picasso spirit" sculptures. They have a wide distribution in the Venetian shops and in the Murano "trap" factories/showrooms.
Up to a pairs of years agoo there where located close the "iron bridge".

Sincerely

Alex
www.artofvenice.com (http://www.artofvenice.com)

Title: Re: Murano Aquarium signed by??? id: Sandro Frattin
Post by: TxSilver on March 21, 2009, 05:00:35 PM

Thanks for adding this, Alex. Your thoughts are the same as mine, but I did not know enough about TFZ to critique them well. I do like their vases. I noticed a couple are like decorated Moretti designs.