Glass Message Board

Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Ivo on July 01, 2012, 09:31:29 AM

Title: shark attack
Post by: Ivo on July 01, 2012, 09:31:29 AM

<Jaws soundtrack here>

Quite a large animal - 25 cm = 10", most likely from Murano (as there are very few sharks in the Czech republic), constructed out of white inner, grey powder body and cased in clear.

Looking for confirmation of Murano, and possibly a maker?

Title: Re: shark attack
Post by: selina on July 01, 2012, 01:49:24 PM

Murano sharks seem to have a different look about them. Yours looks like a cross between a dolphin and a shark. Maybe just the angle of the shot? But the tails on Murano sharks seem to go to a sharper point. Obviously not all of them.. still researching...

Title: Re: shark attack
Post by: dorian_graye on July 01, 2012, 02:24:45 PM

Almost seems like dolphin tails are horizontal and shark tails are vertical.

Title: Re: shark attack
Post by: Ivo on July 01, 2012, 02:29:17 PM

it's a shark all right - the mouth is underneath, the fins are anatomically correct.

Title: Re: shark attack
Post by: stew2u2 on July 01, 2012, 03:11:34 PM

Dolphins tails are horizontal def a shark

Title: Re: shark attack
Post by: TxSilver on July 02, 2012, 01:45:26 AM

Ivo, I found what looks like your shark at www.rikaro.com.au/cu.8m_+_cu.8. I've heard Rikaro markets glass from China, Japan, and the Czech Republic. I don't know the source of your shark, but it looks like the Rikaro one.

Title: Re: shark attack
Post by: Ivo on July 02, 2012, 05:53:27 AM

Cool. Australia is famous for its sharks. I can see on their website that most glass there is Chinese, some is from Japan and the Desna they also have is Czech. So I must assume the snark is of Chinese origin....

Thank you Anita.