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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Murano & Italy Glass => Topic started by: rbhasin on January 05, 2014, 06:33:51 PM

Title: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: rbhasin on January 05, 2014, 06:33:51 PM: Cannot identify if this is a murano and does anybody know more about figurines or bust like these.
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: mart9911 on January 05, 2014, 10:19:40 PM: I think this link will help. http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/more-furniture-collectibles/sculptures/contemporary-murano-glass-sculpture-female-torso-maestro-giuliano-tosi/id-f_758362/
By Giuliano Tosi, unless it's by Badioli
Dave
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: Pinkspoons on January 06, 2014, 01:55:31 AM: Badioli was my first thought.
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: rbhasin on January 06, 2014, 03:15:41 PM: Thanks so much, I went crazy trying to find whether this was a murano.

Any idea how much would this piece cost. I was told 2000 usd to 4000 usd. I think this is a very high price.
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: chopin-liszt on January 06, 2014, 03:41:04 PM: How much it would sell for would depend on the place it was being sold, how well it was advertised and how many bidders were fighting each other for it.

The secondary market is impossible to predict. The best way to obtain a ball-park figure for value would be to find another one in an auction and wait and see how much it goes for.
Then take a bit off - you have already lost the highest bidder.

Having said that, it is a beautiful piece by a well-known and highly regarded artist, it should sell well. :)
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: petet63 on January 06, 2014, 04:22:21 PM: I love it. Well out of my league sadly :-[
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: rbhasin on January 06, 2014, 06:46:25 PM: Thanks Sue, I saw this on a site for £5000. Dunno what to say it's always confusing with high end murano.
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: chopin-liszt on January 06, 2014, 06:58:34 PM: There's a recent book on glass which has gone out of print, but folk still want copies.

Some sold on ebay recently. £194, £112 and £87, (I think) were the prices obtained, for three that came up in reasonably quick succession. In that order.
Auctions are weird things.

But I would think, if you did want to sell it, that this is the sort of thing that would "make it's own price" in the market.
You might not get $5,000, but you'd probably get a fair bit, if you advertised it properly.

I'm not in the high-end-Murano echelons myself. :'(
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: rbhasin on January 06, 2014, 07:14:40 PM: Thanks, you are a great help.

I was looking at buying the piece and have bid 1,000 usd for it and am being offered 2,000 usd for it. My first big piece so did'nt wanna take any risk.

Thanks again
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: chopin-liszt on January 06, 2014, 07:34:41 PM: :)
I'm a collector, not a seller or dealer, so I only worry about how much I am willing to pay for something I want to own and to live with.
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: KevinH on January 06, 2014, 11:13:36 PM: Quote from: rbhasin on January 06, 2014, 07:14:40 PM
I was looking at buying the piece and have bid 1,000 usd for it ...
Hi rbhasin, welcome to the Board.
From your comment I have to ask whether the photo you posted is your own, or that of an auction site. If it is not your photo, and you do not have permission to use it here, we will have to remove it as per the Board policy on use of copyright images. Generally, for items at auction, if there is an online link, then that should be provided rather than copying images.
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: rbhasin on January 07, 2014, 09:52:12 AM: Dear Kevin,

This is a picture which has been sent to me by a dealer of antiques and fine arts. So i don't own the murano but wanted some information on the same regarding authenticity and value as there is limited information about it on the web (or at least i could not find it).

Cheers.

Rishi
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: rbhasin on January 11, 2014, 07:11:14 PM: The signature is 2 words. First starts with D and second with M. Second word could be muvaio or muraio.
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: chopin-liszt on January 11, 2014, 08:13:35 PM: I really can't see or read anything in that image, sorry.
:-\
There is a famous maker, Dino Martins, but I don't know if that is likely to be who made your piece.

It would help folk to help you if you would rub a little talcum powder over the engraved name, then rub the excess off with your thumb, before taking the picture - this helps to make it readable, and an image of the whole piece would probably help somebody who would be able to recognise the maker from the piece, rather than the signature.

If you have no talcum powder, a little fine flour would do nicely instead.
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: ahremck on January 12, 2014, 11:58:41 AM: The second word is Murano I think. The first word may be Desi. Maybe it means designed in Murano. You need a clearer photo. Trying to get closer tends to defeat the purpose. If yuo tak it from say 2 feet bak (60cms) the depth of field will keep it relatively sharp. Notice how the rim bit is in sharp focus in your photo. When you do get a sharp photo CROP it so only the signature shows and making sure it is < 125KB repost the clear signature.

Ross
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: rbhasin on January 22, 2014, 02:22:35 PM: Does this image have a better view of the signature?

Can someone help me with the signature.

Rishi
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: Lustrousstone on January 22, 2014, 02:26:36 PM: Much better but a shot of the whole thing would be useful
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: rbhasin on January 22, 2014, 02:45:20 PM: This is the piece
Title: Re: Murano lady bust - is this is a murano and what would be its value?
Post by: Lustrousstone on January 22, 2014, 03:03:59 PM: You've already asked about this piece. I will ask the moderators to combine the posts

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