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Title: Art glass vase with spurious signature but who is it?
Post by: Galle on September 24, 2008, 09:22:58 PM

Forgetting for a moment that this piece has a Labino signature - any ideas as to who really made it?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Art glass vase with spurious signature but who is it?
Post by: Galle on September 24, 2008, 09:23:23 PM

Two more pics:

Title: Re: Art glass vase with spurious signature but who is it?
Post by: Max on September 25, 2008, 02:32:00 AM

I don't know this artist or recognise the style of the vase.  Are you certain it isn't Dominick Labino?   :)

Title: Re: Art glass vase with spurious signature but who is it?
Post by: Galle on September 25, 2008, 02:41:52 AM

Not certain, but someone on ebay's PGP board suggested that it isn't his style or his signature, so I am exploring all possibilities. :)

Title: Re: Art glass vase with spurious signature but who is it?
Post by: krsilber on September 25, 2008, 04:34:22 AM

Looks like a Germanic "1."  I don't know what countries write ones like that, but that might narrow it down...at least to who had it when they faked the sig, if that's the case.

Title: Re: Art glass vase with spurious signature but who is it?
Post by: chopin-liszt on September 25, 2008, 03:28:01 PM

 :spls:
In my humble opinion, this looks far too sophisticated for a studio piece dated to '66 - too finely blown and it has the appearance of having used much more modern techniques with colours and irridesence than individual artists had available in studios at that time. Things were much more fluid and lumpy and organic-looking back then.

Title: Re: Art glass vase with spurious signature but who is it?
Post by: Pip on September 25, 2008, 03:31:00 PM

Quote from: krsilber on September 25, 2008, 04:34:22 AM

Looks like a Germanic "1."  I don't know what countries write ones like that ...

That's a continental style number '1' - they write it like that in most of mainland Europe.

Title: Re: Art glass vase with spurious signature but who is it?
Post by: Galle on September 26, 2008, 12:11:40 AM

That's great...so it's narrowed down most likely to European art glass studios... I wonder how long that list is? :)

Title: Re: Art glass vase with spurious signature but who is it?
Post by: Frank on September 26, 2008, 08:37:50 AM

Very, don't forget Eastern Europe too. I agree that the style of decoration is fairly contemporary although it could have been done by one of the pioneers of the 'metal' decorations. Peter Layton is amongst those and it might be worth bouncing this piece off him as he is probably very aware of the others exploring the techniques around the world.

Title: Re: Art glass vase with spurious signature but who is it?
Post by: Fuhrman Glass on September 29, 2008, 10:48:56 PM

definitely not Dominck Labino's signature. I have his signature on a copy of the book he wrote. he gave it to me in 1976.
Tom Fuhrman

Title: Re: Art glass vase with spurious signature but who is it?
Post by: Galle on September 29, 2008, 11:33:50 PM

I have a signed copy of his book, too. Unfortunately, that's all I have that is signed by him. :(

Title: Re: Art glass vase with spurious signature but who is it?
Post by: Galle on October 06, 2008, 04:30:26 AM

The more I look, the more I'm thinking possibly Robert Eickholt? Is there a way to contact him?

Title: Re: Art glass vase with spurious signature but who is it?
Post by: Anne on October 07, 2008, 12:08:34 AM

Warren, I can't find an email contact or website for him anywhere (only lots of his glass in galleries), but I did find a postal address and phone number here:
http://www.superpages.com/bp/Columbus-OH/Eickholt-Glass-L0120929214.htm