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Title: Gold dust shell - Venini?
Post by: Ivo on December 09, 2005, 01:15:03 PM

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I bought this small gold dust shell in Wales. There are no markings.  I have seen a very similar item, but much larger, in one of the glossy Venini books. Apparently it was by Paolo Venini, dated 1942. Are these related?

Title: Gold dust shell - Venini?
Post by: Laura Friedman on December 09, 2005, 05:18:51 PM

Ivo,

Stop asking so many difficult questions so early in the morning!

This one, at least, I can assure you is not the work of Venini. It is possibly Archimede Seguso.

Laura

Title: Gold dust shell - Venini?
Post by: Ivo on December 09, 2005, 09:26:17 PM

Friday night here so I thought I'd give you something to chew over for the weekend  :D
Thank you for the Archimede angle.

Ivo

Title: Gold dust shell - Venini?
Post by: chuggy on December 09, 2005, 10:26:31 PM

Yep I'm with Laura Archimede Seguso, or just possibly Alfredo Barbini.
Paul

Title: Gold dust shell - Venini?
Post by: svazzo on December 10, 2005, 05:44:28 AM

Archimede Seguso!
Barbini didnt make shells like these. At least I havent seen one by him in this design yet.
Javier