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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Animals & Figurines => Topic started by: mikebonne on July 14, 2018, 03:17:01 PM
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Hello, I have acquired this good sized glass horse in a rearing position. I have never seen a glass horse figure this tall and especially in such good detail. The body of the horse is a frosted finish and the mane, tail and hooves are in clear coloured glass. The main colour is amber/orange and it looks a little dirty coloured in places.
Measures 29cm tall and 22cm across. I have the impression my grandparents must have stuck the horse to this black glass plinth but it looks ok and I am not 100% surer about that. I would love to know some more about this piece,. I have searched the internet and seen 100s of examples of glass horses but only a few match this sort of clarity of its moulding? (i am assuming its moulded).
Thank you an one that can help
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Can you post larger pics and more views please.
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Hello Frank.
\I,m not very good at re-sizing pics. Hopefully this one is bigger
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It might be a piece of Liuligongfang or similar maybe?
It has similarities but the base is odd. So perhaps not.
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It is unusual modeling and the mane treatment suggests Chinese to me. In which case probably not a lot of age.
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Similar stylistically if not quality are imported to US by Dainte Inc. http://www.dainte.com/crystal-sculptures/ (http://www.dainte.com/crystal-sculptures/)
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Hello, thanks for your comments and obviously it is not something very common as a) we would have found a similar example or b) you would have probably recognised it. But, I can assure you it will not be a piece of modern Chinese Glass as my Grandparents just would't have bought something that wasn't worth buying as that was their nature. They also had a habit of sticking bases on things I suppose as they purchased them for their own use and not as investments but -we did find that a very nice vase with Iron framing on it that was bought from France and was a very famous make.
Thank you for your help. regards.
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Not all modern Chinese glass is worthless. It certainly looks like a Dainte Inc. horse and their animals have a Liuligongfang look, neither of which are cheap. The base looks like a vintage glass base
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No western maker would have made it in that style and Liuligongfang are 30 years in business. Their work is sought after, worth contacting them with a picture.
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Thank you all very much for your views. I appreciate it.
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:) Liuligongfang is the sort of top quality stuff most of us would give their eyes and teeth for.
Whether it was made yesterday or not. ;D
I have to confess, that was my first thought on seeing it, not that I know much.
I would have expected there to be more than one colour in it if it were, but it might not have been deemed neccessary for this piece.