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Author Topic: Murano V Nason angel fish?  (Read 651 times)

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Offline chriscooper

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Murano V Nason angel fish?
« on: May 03, 2011, 06:18:57 PM »
Done some research found some in this style and colour with label looks similar any thoughts.

https://picasaweb.google.com/107067405711297858658/VNasonFish#5602520876526026258

A similar one on eBay with label

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110679749958&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

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Re: Murano V Nason angel fish?
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2011, 11:53:17 PM »
This is a tough one. It looks like V. Nason in the shape. I haven't seen this sommerso before in the V. Nason angel fish, so I'm not sure. These fish were made in a variety of decorations, so me not seeing one of them doesn't mean anything. The mouth does look like Nason. Is the size the same as the one in the eBay listing?

Not to be a wet blanket, but this form was made by a few companies. Hope you can find one with a sommerso cavity like this so you can be sure.
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Re: Murano V Nason angel fish?
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2011, 08:44:32 PM »
Hi Anita it's 5.25" is the colour not similar to the eBay one?
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Re: Murano V Nason angel fish?
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2011, 09:02:19 PM »
The sizes are close. The colors are similar, but the technique is different. The eBay fish appears to have the colors blended into the glass, as is common for Nason, while yours appears to have a distinct sommerso cavity with the colors on the outside of the cavity. The angel fish form was made by several companies, so I wouldn't feel comfortable calling it Nason without finding another that had the cavity like yours.

The animals of so many companies, Murano and elsewhere, were made using similar designs. The really tough ones used similar designs and techniques, so are so hard to attribute after the label is removed. The most I could say for your fish without finding one with the same technique is to say probably Murano, maybe V. Nason. There are a lot of V. Nason angel fish out there, so you might be able to locate a labeled one made using the same technique.
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Re: Murano V Nason angel fish?
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2011, 09:09:35 PM »
Got it the 2nd time round :-[
Thanks Anita :sun:

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