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Title: Blue satin glass Deer, Italian?
Post by: Sue C on March 10, 2008, 10:20:10 AM

Believe it or not i had forgotten i had this :ac1: found it in the loft along side a Holmegaard piggy bank and a SI. AN. Italian covered dish.
Anyway, it is very well formed 8ins long and weighing 3lb 9oz, i have a feeling it may be Italian, but would like to hear any other opinions.

Title: Re: Blue satin glass Deer, Italian?
Post by: David E on March 10, 2008, 01:47:52 PM

Wished I could help: it looks to be high quality and a worthy inclusion for Frank's Zoo :D

Title: Re: Blue satin glass Deer, Italian?
Post by: Sue C on March 10, 2008, 02:35:14 PM

Thanks David, it is high quality and feels lovely, maybe i should pop it on Murano too?

Title: Re: Blue satin glass Deer, Italian?
Post by: David E on March 10, 2008, 02:40:45 PM

Best to leave it here until it has been confirmed one way or the other. Other good makers of figurines are Czech, French, Belgian makers, to name three. The blue colour might be a clincher, but someone else is sure to know.

I wished the 'Murano' forum was renamed to 'Italian & Murano'!

Title: Re: Blue satin glass Deer, Italian?
Post by: Sue C on December 28, 2009, 05:56:48 PM

Hi, thought i might bumb this as there are so many new people here and i now have a vaseline one, hope someone recognizes it?
Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Blue satin glass Deer, Italian?
Post by: johnphilip on December 28, 2009, 06:23:08 PM

Hi Sue you will have the RSPCA after you . >:D ;D :chky: :-[

Title: Re: Blue satin glass Deer, Italian?
Post by: Sue C on December 28, 2009, 11:58:50 PM

 j_p!! you were always a cheecky monkey!!! :kissy:

Title: Re: Blue satin glass Deer, Italian?
Post by: TxSilver on December 29, 2009, 12:25:35 AM

I would say it is Murano. From the good form of the feet, it isn't one of the recent low-quality pieces. I have a gold horse that has a similar shape and legs. I've not been able to attribute the horse so far. A few companies that I know did animals lying down. These include Barbini and Archimede Seguso, but there are many other possibilities. I've posted a piece of my Murano horse that has a similar form. The lower quality animals lying down do not have shaped hooves. The legs just blend in with the rest of the body on bottom.

I suspect your critter is a ram. The form reminds me of Archimede Seguso's ram, which is lying down. It isn't exactly the same, but similar. There is a picture of a Seguso bianco nero ram in the Murano zoo. The page link is http://sites.google.com/site/muranozoo/mammals. You can double click the image for a closer look.

Title: Re: Blue satin glass Deer, Italian?
Post by: Sue C on December 29, 2009, 03:41:29 PM

Thank you Anita, just a quick photo of the vaseline one i have, same size and weight as the blue one.

Title: Re: Blue satin glass Deer, Italian?
Post by: TxSilver on December 29, 2009, 04:57:16 PM

I can see now why you called it a deer. The lines show up a lot more in the antlers of the vaseline deer. I think you're right about the type of critter it is.

Title: Re: Blue satin glass Deer, Italian?
Post by: johnphilip on December 29, 2009, 07:05:31 PM

Could it be Cesare Tosso i have seen items with that finish with a Cesare Tosso label ? :huh: