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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Murano & Italy Glass => Topic started by: Lustrousstone on January 26, 2006, 06:58:37 PM

Title: Aventurine shell salt
Post by: Lustrousstone on January 26, 2006, 06:58:37 PM

Found this hiding on ebay disguised as a Davidson salt! I know it's a salt made from aventurine glass. It's almost certainly Italian, but is it a Seguso, if so any ideas who by, how old and was I done? It cost me £8. I have done some research but not really achieved anything.

It measures 2.75 inches long by 2.5 inches across.

shell (http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b217/lustrousstone/PDR_0045.jpg)
shell base (http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b217/lustrousstone/PDR_0044.jpg)
shell2 (http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b217/lustrousstone/PDR_0043.jpg)

Title: Aventurine shell salt
Post by: svazzo on January 27, 2006, 12:23:12 AM

Hi Lustrousstone,
I would say Seguso more than anything else.

Javier

Title: Aventurine shell salt
Post by: chuggy on January 27, 2006, 06:42:59 PM

Yep certainly Seguso.
Paul

Title: Aventurine shell salt
Post by: Lustrousstone on January 28, 2006, 05:14:17 PM

Thanks for your id confirmation , but did I pay too much for it please

Title: Aventurine shell salt
Post by: chuggy on January 29, 2006, 07:46:33 PM

Nope, I sold a pair today for £36 and the buyer was chuffed to bits at the price.
Paul

Title: Aventurine shell salt
Post by: Lustrousstone on January 29, 2006, 08:47:10 PM

Thanks Paul

Title: Aventurine shell salt
Post by: David555 on May 25, 2006, 01:00:14 AM

Hi

Love your Shell Christine - great shade of green!

Can't help thinking there is a similarity to this red one I own.

(http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/4645/m2xn.th.jpg) (http://img61.imageshack.us/my.php?image=m2xn.jpg)

Thing is mine has the G Hardy label on - but a special G Hardy label with the added words 'Lido'

(http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/4100/r5jl.th.jpg) (http://img133.imageshack.us/my.php?image=r5jl.jpg)

Anyone know what 'Lido' means, and does the label exclude my piece from being Seguso?

Adam P

Title: Aventurine shell salt
Post by: Pip on June 07, 2006, 04:48:53 PM

Quote from: "David555"

Thing is mine has the G Hardy label on - but a special G Hardy label with the added words 'Lido'

Anyone know what 'Lido' means, and does the label exclude my piece from being Seguso?

Adam P

Hi Adam, Lido is one of the neighbouring islands to Venice - I visited it when I went a few years back.  It's very chic and elegant, more like Venice and not at all like Murano and Burano which are fairly small and 'downmarket' in comparison to Venice and Lido.  It's where 'Death in Venice' was filmed.  A beautiful place.  I'm wondering if your piece is labelled Lido because it was sold in one of the swanky shops there, or even in the hotel where the film was made (which is very luxurious).

Title: Aventurine shell salt
Post by: David555 on June 07, 2006, 05:55:55 PM

Hi

That's great information Pip.

So presumably Lido has/had no glass manufacturers on it and G Hardy exported to the island. Amazing to think they had an export label for pieces sold only a few miles away - I like the idea of my piece being sold in one of the swanky shops you mention, yes I can see someone having come back to Glasgow from Lido in the 60s / 70s with this.

You have given me much food for thought.

Thanks as always for your excellent input.

Adam P

Title: Aventurine shell salt
Post by: Pip on June 08, 2006, 09:06:00 AM

You're welcome Adam, it certainly makes a change for me to be offering info rather than just asking for it all the time! :-)

Title: Re: Aventurine shell salt
Post by: Anne on September 25, 2020, 06:48:46 PM

Quote from: David555 on May 25, 2006, 01:00:14 AM

Thing is mine has the G Hardy label on - but a special G Hardy label with the added words 'Lido'

The "Hardy" label referred to is now known to be Hans Geismar, not George Hardy.