Is this worth anything

[notoriouslyKEN]

I got this glass fish from my grandmother a while ago and it has been sitting in my house. While it's cool, I don't really want the thing and am contemplating selling it. I have heard that it is worth good money, but have no clue what to offer it for. It is just under 2 feet tall and probably weighs 15-20lbs. The sticker on it says vetri murano and it has a 010 on it (maybe the 10th one made??) Anywho here are the pics:

[ssarrrrah]

Hi!
The 10 stands for the manufacturer. I just learned about this and I only know that Vetri Murano 22 is Venini. Good luck!

[fossilfly]

The label is the seal of the consortium of Murano glass manufacturers, which denotes its authenticity, which is a plus. Labels that verify authenticity have a strong effect on value, believe it or not....Im not certain which mfr #10 represents, at one point I had a photo and list of most of them, but I will try to find it.

[notoriouslyKEN]

I found a signature on the bottom of the base as well. I can't really make out who signed it. It looks like "Jarret, L" or "Zarretti, L" or "Jauctt, L" or some combination of the 3. I couldn't get the signature to come out on the image, but if I can find out what the 010 is, I might be able to decipher it from a list of their artists.

Side 1:

Side 2:

Base:

Closeup of Label:

[fossilfly]

Its probably Zanetti. Which makes sense to me as they do a lot of work with clear glass. I will try to confirm the "10" for you, but im almost positive it Zanetti. Try this site:
here are a few sites:

www.zanettimurano.com

[notoriouslyKEN]

I did a little research on zanetti and I think I know who the signature belongs to. I think it is Oscar Zanetti's son Licio. Now that I know the signature, it is much easier to read. Now all I need to determine is the value. I might try to take it an antique shop tomorrow just to see what they say.

[TxSilver]

I checked what VM 010 is. It is Nason & Moretti. The signature may be someone who works for them if the number you mentioned is the VM numbers. The Nasons and Morettis are well-respected Murano families. They are still in business.

Hope this helps,
Anita

[TxSilver]

BTW, the VM numbers are at http://www.muranoglass.com/murano/en...urano-Home.htm
These numbers come in handy, so I have the page bookmarked. Recently someone was selling a mezza filigrana vase that was signed Barovier-Toso Murano (signature looked wrong) that had a VM label -- immediate red flag. The label identified the piece as Ferro. I don't think the piece sold. The piece also didn't look like BT, though it was a very pretty vase.

Does anyone know what years the VM labels were used? Knowing the years of the company's and import companies' labels would be so useful in aging a piece and judging the authenticity. Unfortunately, there are people with extra labels and diamond pens out there that don't mind putting false information on a piece of glass. Fortunately, these pieces are usually fairly simple to pick out if one has information. I've read that some of the pricier pieces have forgeries that are quite sophisticated, however. It can be a tricky world out there

Anita

[TxSilver]

I followed the link above and see that you have to click "Concessionaires" at the bottom of the page to get to the VM numbers.

Anita