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Title: Murano....but maybe not?
Post by: karelm on December 12, 2007, 06:47:58 PM

Hi,
This item (190180080086) just sold on ebay, and I was a bidder I did not want to ask earlier.  It is advertised as Murano which I can sort of accept but the red canes done look like Murano to me; as for the green cane towards the centre!
Am I missing the obvious or what is it with this weight?
Kind regards,
KarelM
ps: once again I realise what a biginner I am when I see these type of weights!

Title: Re: Murano....but maybe not?
Post by: alexander on December 12, 2007, 11:00:49 PM

I thought Baccarat "Dupont" or maybe Boh. but had visitors coming so left a too low bid.
The way the canes were cut on the bottom is very typical Baccarat "Dupont" weights.

Also it was a no PayPal listing - I don't like to go too high with those.

Title: Re: Murano....but maybe not?
Post by: karelm on December 13, 2007, 02:57:00 PM

Thanks!
Was the Boh. reference to Bohemian or a typo for "both"? I am sure(ish) it is not Bohemian but Bacarat sounds right...will hit the books and see what I find.
What intrested me was the lumped canes that dont look like complex canes as much as they look like a bunch of canes put together (I know this is in esence the same thing!) but Murano canes have a tendancy to be a clump of canes that have not been stretched to make a complex cane but just left at the same size.  Thats why i could sort of fall for the Murano attribution except for the two other canes mentioned in the first post.

Title: Re: Murano....but maybe not?
Post by: m1asmithw8s on December 13, 2007, 03:22:11 PM

I am not well versed on either Dupont or Bohemian (Boh) millefiore but my vote is Boh  :)

Title: Re: Murano....but maybe not?
Post by: RAY on December 14, 2007, 04:20:34 PM

here's my Baccarat Dupont

click image

(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/yorkshirebob/th_Picture057-2.jpg) (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/yorkshirebob/Picture057-2.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/yorkshirebob/th_Picture056-2.jpg) (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/yorkshirebob/Picture056-2.jpg)

Title: Re: Murano....but maybe not?
Post by: alexander on December 14, 2007, 05:53:16 PM

Nice  :)

How big is it?

I have a little one myself sans the date cane, can't show a pic as my computer won't read my memory sticks!

I hope someone recognizes the canes in the eBay weight - it's intrigueing  :)
I seem to recall having seen the "cross" type cane somehwere else but can't find where.

Title: Re: Murano....but maybe not?
Post by: RAY on December 14, 2007, 06:05:01 PM

it's 2.25" across and 1.5" high,