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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Malwine on April 30, 2016, 03:33:46 PM
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I've bought the figurine on the flea market have no idea who the maker/artist is… it is massive, very heavy and not glossy .
Thanks for your help,
Malwine
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Hi and welcome, I suspect that you could have a Archimede Seguso item.
Very Nice.
Malcolm
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Many, many, thanks Malcolm for your help!
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despite the label, this piece looks very different from the usual 'appearance' of Murano animals I've been accustomed to seeing - those translucent watery sommerso shades etc. sometimes with gold or aventurine inclusions - is this opaque black and white mixture typical of recent production from that studio? - I've really no idea.
do we know if the base is supposed to look shiny or dull and unpolished?
label wise, and outside of the one that does state the studio name, there is one specific scalloped edged sticker with a slightly different word layout to this one, that was used apparently by A. S. exclusively - other labels are generic and perhaps less reliable, but I get the point re the possible connection.
Lastly - labels have been known to change hosts, sometimes to improve provenance. Apologies for seeming pessimistic, but Murano studios can present some of the most difficult areas for positive attribution in the whole of the glass spectrum.
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The Seguso bianco nero animals that I think Malcolm is thinking of have a matte finish, no crystal casing and larger blotches, though this is a very handsome beast
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thanks Christine - knew I shouldn't have got up this morning ;D
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Thank you for your reply!
The base is shiny and polished.
The figure must be older because the seller’s grandma bought it 50-60 years ago in Italy.
I found some similar figures on the net with the same opaque body.
Have a beautiful Sunday evening!
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This is a lovely beast indeed Lustrousstone, and I think you are correct, I do not think it is A. Seguso or Bianco Nero. I wonder if it is in the Murano Zoo?.... worth a look to see. I will do some investigating for you Malwine and see if I can find more information for you. :)