Topic: Item ID help please - purse or handbag

[quill]

Could anyone direct me where to start researching this quirky item?

It appears to have a faint (and perhaps spurious?) signature.

Thanks in advance!

[suzzi]

In my experience, these are new from China. Retail about $9.99

[quill]

No, this one is definitely old glass and exceptionally heavy for its size. 

[singingyamada]

where is the signature?

[chopin-liszt]

The contemporary ones from China are very heavy. The retail name is Laguna.

[Lustrousstone]

This one is different in that it has a "fastener" rather than handles but researching it could be a nightmare as the US term for handbag is often purse. Pocketbook or pocket book are other options.

http://www.topartglassware.com/glass_8.htm

[quill]

Thanks, all.

I'd be really surprised if anyone had managed to 'distress' this glass to make it appear aged and trust me, I see a LOT of Chinese crap glass, but I suppose anything is possible.

Sue, are you saying that Laguna is a brand name, or that that's what this sort of thing is called?  Just did a search, but came up empty.  I'll try again with different keywords.

[Lustrousstone]

Laguna is a brand name. Can we see the base. The photos show no signs of age, though all that dark background doesn't help. A plain untextured white one would be better with more purse and less background. What size is it?

[quill]

Hi guys

I was having some trouble resizing.

Hope this gives you an idea.

[quill]

Laguna is a brand name. Can we see the base. The photos show no signs of age, though all that dark background doesn't help. A plain untextured white one would be better with more purse and less background. What size is it?

Sorry, Sue, forgot to measure - I'll do that.

The base is an indented circle, can you see that?

It washed out with a white background, so I tried the picnic table!