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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Sarah8qr on December 01, 2010, 11:12:59 AM
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Hello,
Can anyone help me identify my glass horses. They are a pair, nice and heavy, approx 18cm tall from feet to top of ears, are clear glass and very attractive pieces with a saddle and bridle.
Any help greatly appreciated as I cannot find any markings on them.
Thanks
Sarah
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I have seen a couple of horses like this that were called Murano glass, but did not have labels. I saw another very similar horse that was part of a sculpture that had a label saying it was from Belgium. Beyond those two tidbits of information, I can't be much help with these horses.
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Hello Sarah, and welcome to te board,
These horses are were made at Nazeing Glass Works. They come with coloured bodies as well. See Timberlake 75 Years of Diverse Glass-making to the World; A celebration of Nazeing Glass Works 1928-2003, under 'Friggers'
Nigel
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Nigel, I'm not Sarah but wanted to say thank you for putting a definite ID on these horses. The ones I've seen were attributed to Seguso, but it did not look like their work to me. I would have never thought of Nazeing.
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Yes Anita, I've seen all sorts of attributions, including Seguso, but they were made by Albert Beugnies (spelling according to a Portugese Glass Exhibition catalogue of 1972). Although it does occur to me that they may have been made in the tradition of his glass roots - Belgium - and therefore may have been made by others.
Nigel
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Am I correct in thinking that the book referred to was printed privately - I have looked before and not seen a copy. Does anyone know if it's available for sale anywhere??. I have tried Abe Books without success. :)
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Paul,
Yes, it was privately published by the author, and was a short run; therefore not widely available and no longer easy to find.
You really should try and get to a glass fair or two........then you'd find a copy sitting on my stand for sale - amongst many other wonderful things throughout the fair!! ;)
If you'd like to email me, I'll let you have some details :)
Nigel
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thank you for the reply Nigel - I will send you an 'off-board' email later today - as I have just come back from the charity shops (who were open briefly this morning) and I bought something which I want to show on the GMB. :)
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Thank you so much for your help! That's fantastic and such a quick response! Many thanks again for identifying them for me. Sarah :sun: :ru: