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Old 06-03-2012, 12:59 PM
Larry in Michigan Larry in Michigan is offline
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I bought this piece for $8 at a flea market this morning. It is a cobalt blue color and is about 4.5" tall and 6.5" long. I did a bit of searching on-line and could not find anything like it. Is is real? Did I overpay? About how old is it?

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Old 06-04-2012, 12:54 AM
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Hi, Larry. Silvestri is a marketing company that handles glass from different areas, including Italy. I've not seen anything they market that comes from Murano, but they do handle things from other areas of Italy. Your fish is an example. The things from Silvestri are not collectible just yet, because they are contemporary and usually common. However, they are fine for house decoration. The price you paid sounds very reasonable to me.
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Old 06-04-2012, 09:30 AM
Larry in Michigan Larry in Michigan is offline
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Thank you Anita. I figure that the piece looked a bit too modern to be very collectible. The quality of it is very high, so I didn't think that it was Chinese. I was hoping that it was from Murano though. I will have to keep looking.

Larry
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Old 06-04-2012, 10:49 AM
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The price is reasonable for a beer at the ballpark - pretty hard to complain.
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The price is reasonable for a beer at the ballpark - pretty hard to complain.
I wish it was good beer though
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Old 06-04-2012, 04:38 PM
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Well ----- you can get a six pack of Black Butte Porter for $9 and to hell with the ballgame.
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