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Title: ID Help Request #2 Partially legible signature ID = Salamandra Glass, USA
Post by: paperweights on December 07, 2014, 05:32:45 PM

Another request for help with a signature.  This one is a longer signature.  I originally thought the paperweight might be from Zellique but on closer comparison it seems very difference from their vines and flowers design.  I can make out some of the letters in the signature.  If I am correct, the signature is "Saraman XXX Glass 1978" or "Sahaman XXX Glass 1978" or it could be something very different.  Thanks in advance.

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Title: Re: ID Help Request #2 Partially legible signature
Post by: Wuff on December 07, 2014, 06:10:00 PM

I have a few images of signatures on file which are attributed to Salamandra Glass in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and/or a Todd Philipps. The signatures vary quite a bit, some are looking similar to yours. I have no further info about this studio/artist, however.

Added later: just found some info on this ebay auction (http://www.ebay.com/itm/SALAMANDRA-ART-GLASS-AGATE-VASE-NICE-SUNKEN-SHOULDER-FORM-RARE-/261691090165?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cee0124f5#ht_1396wt_1174) - by someone who claims to have known the artists.

Plus a cached version (2003) of salamandraglass.com (http://www.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=123149759&page_url=//www.salamandraglass.com/artists.ihtml&page_last_updated=2003-08-16T16:43:25&firstName=George&lastName=Cirocco).

Title: Re: ID Help Request #2 Partially legible signature
Post by: paperweights on December 07, 2014, 06:46:41 PM

Thanks Wolf,

Perfect information ... I found some other images of paperweights from Salamandra Glass that are similar or have similar millefiori flowers.  I couldn't pin down the exact artist, but your post gave me enough information to stop the search for now. 

Thanks again,

Allan