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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Murano & Italy Glass => Topic started by: blackenpot on June 16, 2008, 05:51:53 PM

Title: Can anyone help?
Post by: blackenpot on June 16, 2008, 05:51:53 PM

Can anyone help with identification of this beautiful murano bowl? I'm sorry that the photos are not so good. On the foot of this bowl there is gold speckles. The bowl itself has a spiral pattern.

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: TxSilver on June 16, 2008, 07:39:40 PM

It looks like a Fratelli Toso latticino/twisted ribbon bowl. Very pretty.

Anita

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: Max on June 16, 2008, 07:41:46 PM

I sold a latticino bowl a bit like this ::peers at photo::: last year.  Mine was in pastel colours and white...the foot on mine was a loop of coiled glass with speckles of aventurine/gold - I think it was about 10" in diameter.

Who made it?  I wasn't sure, but a buyer from the USA bought it off me for about £15 and immediately relisted it as Fratelli Toso with a price of approx £60.   :-X   Perhaps Toso might be a starting point to look at?

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: blackenpot on June 20, 2008, 04:47:54 PM

Thank you, here's some better photos, I have a candlestick which looks as though it comes from the same artist.

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: blackenpot on June 20, 2008, 04:50:38 PM

I have not managed to post all the photos in one go, Why? here I'll try again.

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: soledivo on June 20, 2008, 06:18:04 PM

ooOOOh I want the candle stick, in my search for maker of my lamp, I'd sat the dolphin candle stick is Seguso

martin

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: blackenpot on June 20, 2008, 08:47:24 PM

I thought it was Seguso, can you give me some idea of the price?

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Post by: antiquerose123 on June 21, 2008, 05:45:56 PM

Hi there Blackenpot -- could you post some close-up pictures of just the swirled bottoms on both of these pieces from side, top, edges, and bottom of the swirled bottoms.

I just would like to see some more closer detail of these.  Thanks

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: blackenpot on June 26, 2008, 06:49:13 PM

hi antique rose, here's some more photos.

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Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: blackenpot on June 26, 2008, 06:50:36 PM

Sorry, same photo twice, try again!

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: Artofvenice on June 28, 2008, 05:47:53 PM

I would consider this as a good generic murano glass. Too typical "evergreen" production and many craftmen worked and work in this style. Also I'm not able to identify a specific "touch"/"hand".

Sincerely

Alex

www.artofvenice.com (http://www.artofvenice.com)

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: blackenpot on July 06, 2008, 07:35:13 AM

Thank you for all interest, what of the price, and are the two objects from the same artist?

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: Artofvenice on July 09, 2008, 05:24:04 PM

There are not many details to compare... the only part that we can compare is the base. As first impression, they look as made by the same hands. The base looks a little bit heavy and tick (at least for this kind of glassworks). Also the gold leaf is probably of the same thickness (there are different kinds of gold leaf available here). At the same time, also due to not a very peculiar "touch", I have to say that there are many master glassmakers able to make two pieces like them and with very similar details.
Anyway I think that they can be displayed toghether very well.

Sincerely

Alex
www.artofvenice.com (http://www.artofvenice.com)