Topic: Battuto by who though?

[busterj]

Hello everyone,

Recently bought this piece of battuto glass and was wondering if anyone could steer me in the right direction as to who may have made it?
Have already ruled out Scarpa but have seen pieces by Barbini that have a similar treatment.

Any thoughts?

rob

[Ivo]

Sorry Rob but there is now so much Battuto on the market from Italy (generic) and from Poland and China that the chances that you have an original Murano big name gets very slim. The shape as well is recent, it is more a better interior designer piece than Murano art. Now wait what others have to say - because the option that I'm way off is open.

[flying free]

I've also seen battuto pieces made in India in my searches.  I saw a particularly lovely piece a while ago at the car boot made in China sold through M&S.  However, I also know it is quite hard to search for these items, having been searching for something for a while and not able to come up with the where from.  That's not to say your piece is not Murano, but just agreeing with Ivo that there is a 'lot' of battuto cut vases around at the mo, so searching could be difficult.
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[glassobsessed]

Similar items are showing up in stores such as TK Maxx at the moment, they are generally real bargains but they are not from named glass works. Expect to see them creeping on to ebay and in antiques centers.

John

[chopin-liszt]

There's tons and tons of Batutto stuff from China in TKMaxx - some of it it absolutely stunning. I was there studying it just a week or so ago.
I do think this is where your piece originates.

[busterj]

That's disheartening.

So how can you tell if glass is from China?
I see large pieces on e-bay that are clearly Chinese and quite beautiful in their own rite. This piece is very small, 5.5 cm in height. Is it safe to assume that the Chinese do not size discriminate?

Thanks for all your input.
rob

[chopin-liszt]

While i have recently seen rims finished by polishing them flat, and even with arrised edges to them, on Chinese pieces the bases are not so well finished.
This piece, while being beautifully cut all over, has a wonky, un-properly finished rim and crude, un-properly finished base. It's also a perfect colour match for the Chinese pieces I saw.

[albertbs]

Probably Chinese . . .
Alberto Bassi .

[Max]

5.5cm in height?!  That's tiny!

[dorian_graye]

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/10157128