Is this a Murano?

[christylynn99]

I bought this at a garage sale. They said that it was a Murano from the '50s. Can anyone verify this or give me any more info on it? It is not marked at all. Thank you.

[chicote2003]

Hi, I'm a Brazilian murano colector have some similar bowls like yours.
It's a Fratelli Toso (murano maker) bowl with copper aventurine, probably 60's.

[christylynn99]

Thank you so much for your reply. Is it worth anything?

[TxSilver]

These types of bowl have appraised value $100-200 (Pina, Fratelli Toso). On eBay they tend to go for a good bit less, unfortunately. I love F. Toso's aventurine when it catches light. It glitters like gold.

Anita

[drabkin]

I bought this at a garage sale. They said that it was a Murano from the '50s. Can anyone verify this or give me any more info on it? It is not marked at all. Thank you.

Very nice, Txsilver is 100% right, the Toso bowl is quite nice!:)

[glassman]

Very nice Toso bowl! Excellent find! how much did you pay? At a garage sale i'm sure no much more than a few $$!

[christylynn99]

Any idea what this might go for on Ebay? What starting price would you give it? Is there any other way of selling it that I might explore? Thanks!

[TxSilver]

I sell some Murano and other vintage glass on eBay. I usually expect 10-25% of the appraised value. The Fratelli Toso bowls that are appraised at $100-150 tend to go for $15-50, depending on the mood of the market that week. I would say to decide on the lowest price that you could live with and make it your opening bid. This depends on what you paid for it, its value, and its condition. Bowls in the same price range as yours I started at $19 or $24. Sometimes they did well; other times they didn't. eBay always has risk involved, especially when it comes to glass. (I also sell coins, which are more predictable than glass. Glass can be crazy making :-)

A good thing to do is to look for similar pieces on eBay and see what they went for and what the lowest bid recorded was. This can give you an idea of the price and the popularity (number of bidders to expect). If a piece is not particularly popular, you will want to open with a bid that is close to what you want. If the bowl only gets one bid, it will be okay. If the bowl is popular, you can start at a lower bid and pay a little less in listing fees.

Anita

[christylynn99]

Thanks for the helpful info on listing on Ebay - I might give it a try!