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Title: RED BAND HEAVY BOWL
Post by: twenty21 on March 01, 2008, 04:27:30 AM

Can anyone shed some light re. the origin of this heavy bowl from Murano. Heavy clear glass with a soft greenish tint throughout and a thick red band across. I have seen some Cenedese bowls with this type of work but not in this spherical shape. Label is blue text on silver - MURANO GLASS MADE IN ITALY. Many thanks. Carlo

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?&pos=-9259
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-9258
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-9257

Title: Re: RED BAND HEAVY BOWL
Post by: shandiane78 on March 02, 2008, 05:22:42 AM

Ooooo...I like it. A photo of the label would help a lot. It sounds like it might be a Fratelli Toso label. Bowls in this shape are often called geode bowls, so that may help in your searches.

Title: Re: RED BAND HEAVY BOWL
Post by: shandiane78 on March 02, 2008, 05:26:30 AM

Oh sorry, blue text on silver...The F. Toso label is silver text on blue. Does your label have a swirly sun type shape on it? If so, it's probably a import label which was use for many different glass houses, and I have seen it on Cenedese glass. Stylistically, it seems to fit. Does your bowl glow under a black light?

Title: Re: RED BAND HEAVY BOWL
Post by: Sue C on March 02, 2008, 09:58:36 AM

Take a look and see if it is here  http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/thumbnails.php?album=102          if not you could add it  :D

Title: Re: RED BAND HEAVY BOWL
Post by: twenty21 on March 02, 2008, 11:19:54 AM

Hello and thank you for your prompt feedback.

I actually had uploaded the label to the Murano labels albums. Here it is:

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-9256

Thanks again.
Carlo

Title: Re: RED BAND HEAVY BOWL
Post by: bidda on March 08, 2008, 01:28:23 AM

the label looks like one on a cenedese bowl that i've got http://www.glasscache.com/GC_ProdPage.asp?pid=1568&sid=7 (http://www.glasscache.com/GC_ProdPage.asp?pid=1568&sid=7) i've also seen a bowl similar to yours, bigger i think, attributed to cenedese here http://www.trocadero.com/moltabellaglass/items/594190/item594190.html (http://www.trocadero.com/moltabellaglass/items/594190/item594190.html)

at least it's a direction :) hope it helps a bit

bidda

Title: Re: RED BAND HEAVY BOWL
Post by: twenty21 on March 08, 2008, 03:12:47 AM

Thank you so much bidda!

Carlo

Always looking hard for moments of shine...