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Title: Murano Paperweight?
Post by: Birkyc on November 02, 2020, 10:16:51 PM

hi everyone,

I acquired this paperweight a while ago alog with 2 other pieces of glass that i have positively identified as Murano from the 60s /70s. I have no reason to think that this piece is not from the same period, however, so far I have drawn a blank in trying to identify the signature.

Any guidance would be helpfull,

thank you

Stay safe everyone.

Title: Re: Murano Paperweight?
Post by: Wuff on November 02, 2020, 11:07:57 PM

Mdina - on Malta.

Title: Re: Murano Paperweight?
Post by: Birkyc on November 03, 2020, 04:55:28 PM

Thank you for your reply. I agree that it does have the look of Mdina and considered that as a posibility. However, all the pieces of Mdina I have seen are signed Mdina?

Title: Re: Murano Paperweight?
Post by: Wuff on November 03, 2020, 05:11:37 PM

My impression is that Mdina weights were signed by many different people, at least there are many different signatures, some (like this) almost impossible to decipher. So my conclusion was: looks like Mdina - and with some imagination it could be read as Mdina ;).

Title: Re: Murano Paperweight?
Post by: Nick77 on November 03, 2020, 07:03:51 PM

Hi
Definately Mdina I've seen it signed this way before even on stickered pieces. What looks like a C at the front is just a flourish before going into the m what looks like o l is the d etc.