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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: tsl45 on July 19, 2013, 08:46:50 AM

Title: Murano?
Post by: tsl45 on July 19, 2013, 08:46:50 AM

Hello all
Is this large glass vase (370mm tall x 290mm widest) a piece of Murano?  I have found similar that have been attributed to Murano, but that may be because most large coloured glass seems to get the tag “Murano”  I would appreciate any comments or positive ID’s
Many thanks tsl45

Title: Re: Murano?
Post by: Wayne on July 19, 2013, 09:18:37 AM

A lot of large, heavy, colourful glass usually described as Murano on places like ebay and amazon is actually modern Chinese, or sometimes Polish.  I'm not sure who made your vase, but if I had to guess, I think Chinese would be more likely than Murano.

To get a "feel" of what Chinese glass looks like, visit Alibaba.com and search for "Murano vase":

http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_en&CatId=&SearchText=murano+vase

You may even find your vase or similar if you search long enough, 1,777 results there, and that's just the ones naughtily called "Murano".  ;)