
09-06-2006, 10:15 AM
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Junior Member
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1
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Large vase inquiry
Hello, I'm a newbie here and am hoping someone can help me out.
I purchased this vase a few weeks ago with the intent to give it as a gift for a friend. My friend thought it was 'hideous' and told me to keep it, sell it, or whatnot. I deal mostly with depression glass, collecting and sometimes selling (mostly through ebay), and am not knowledgable about Murano glass. This piece has a Murano label that is only partially readable. The portions I can make out read: Arte Murano, Lavorazione a mano, Made in Italy. There are two words I cannot make out - one starts with a K (7 or 8 letters) and the other with an M (4 letters). I have several books on Antiques and Collectibles that include Murano glass items but saw nothing like this one. I'm not sure that it is all that old, really. I probably got a good deal on it when I purchased it and can recoupe that easily enough but I am curious as to what the approximate value might really be. Other than what anyone is willing to pay, that is, lol. I want to make sure that, if I do sell it, I list it as accurately as possible. I may take it to one of the upcoming antique sales to see if any of the dealers there may be interested, also.
The vase itself is rather large (and heavy, of course). It stands 14 5/8" tall, with a base diameter of 5". The widest part of the body is about 8" and the top 'ruffled' portion varies between 8" and 9" across. It looks as though it is a controlled bubble type under the opaque, mint green coloration. There is no pontil mark on the bottom that I saw (or recognized - I deal mostly in depression glass, molded types, or older handblown glassware with very defined pontil marks) - instead there are a series of 'swirls' and circles (which may some sort of pontil marks, themselves), about 8, in all.
I have looked at examples from several Murano sites but this board seems like my best bet for info. Any help would be appreciated in this matter.
Thank you,
Leigh
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