Crystal Clear Bowl?

[TxSilver]

:confused: I ran across this eBay auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260001049835&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:US:1
I thought the bowl was Crystal Clear of Murano, but the seller told me that it was not, that is was a very rare Murano bowl. Does anyone have any ideas on this bowl?

Anita

[fossilfly]

Hi It looks like a contemporary piece to me. The first thing that came to mind was Yalos Casa who make free forms shapes/bowls with similar shapes and often with an irridescent sheen, which this seems to have. I would ask for more info as to why the seller consideres it rare.:)

Edit---check out the last picture of the label. It says "Murano style". LOL I guess thats the hidden key!

[TxSilver]

I don't know anything about Yalos Casa, so I'll be on a new search now to learn about them.

The listing I mentioned was troublesome to me because 10% of the proceeds go to the Red Cross. I don't like to see the organization linked to questionable things. (If 100% went to them, it would be okay :-)

Anita

[fossilfly]

They make mostly platters/serving ware with a irridescent sheen. There is another company that makes similar items, but I dont remember their name off the top of my head.

[TxSilver]

I just checked some of their things on eBay. There was one bowl in an eBay store that looked like slag glass. I was impressed by a couple of their pieces -- very nice work. Thanks for pointing them out to me. One person had Ferro included in their listing. Is there any relationship between them and the old Ferro?

Anita

[bonitao123]

Yalos casa is owned by ferro familY from Top One, but its item are ... very .. ordinary, soooooooooooooo far from old Ferro's item.
Bowl is very ordinary and i dont know where seller find a courage for selling at this price.
My opinion Miss Anita is that you dont must pay more than 25 usd for this item

All the best

[TxSilver]

I bought a Crystal Clear bowl that looked a lot like the one listed for $15. I bought it to resale. I had no idea what it was worth when I bought it, but thought it was pretty. I think I was finally able to pass it on for about $5 :o

The auction listing bothered me because the seller was donating a small portion of the money to the Red Cross. The seemed a lot like a scam. If the seller knew what the bowl was, she knew that it was not worth much. Perhaps she thought it was something more.

eBay is so much like a flea market. I enjoy brousing many of them. Some of the sellers are knowledgeable and friendly. Others are sharks, trying to sell things for more than their worth. It can be a tricky world out there for shoppers.

Anita

[spartina]

I knew the company sounded familioar, I had their website bookmarked, its,

http://www.yaloscasa.it/