Posted 11 years ago
pinkismom981
(5 items)
Can someone help me, I do not know what the name is on the maker of this plate, bowl? I have looked and can not find it anywhere. Thank you!
I don't know what the name is on this glass plater? | ||
| American Art Glass861 of 1327 |  |  |
No marks anywhere? Perhaps Italian?
Thanks AmberRose, I was also thinking of that. but not sure it is really well made and very pretty. Thanks!
JayHow,I Have never seen anything like this also, I found it in my grandmothers basement. She is not around and she has seen the world. I have to sell it and I do love it myself , but with losing my house things must go. Thank you for your input in trying to help me. Thanks!! God Bless!!
beautiful!!!!
McArt Help!!!!!!
Thanks Sean68!
Hey Pinkismom981!
Unfortunately I do not recognize this either! Maybe it will be more useful if I give You some tips on what to look for when You buy glass, of course this is the way I do it and I in no way am suggesting that this is some kind of definitive guide.
So, let's go:
1. It is very good idea to know what You are buying before You buy it.
with this I wanted to say that for the most collectors if You want to do it seriously it is good idea to specialize and study Your area. I am a bad example for this because I love all kinds of glass and I am very inconsistent with what I buy, that is mainly because I have limited budget for my hobby and I buy everything I like when I see that it is significantly undervalued in my eyes. But if You look at some collectors here You will see that specializing gives You multiple advantages, like it's easier to study one area in depth than multiple, collection looks more consistent etc. So invest not only in glass, in books too, and internet has many great resources too.
if You don't know what You are buying I look at this
2. more often than not hot work will be more valuable than cold work.
look at techniques involved in making the item, more advanced usually more rare and more valuable, venetian techniques like incalmo, reticello, zanfirico and others or many kinds of iridescent glass or pate de verre will usually be more valuable than sandblasted, painted, acid etched or cut glass (as I said this is not always true, there are cold worked grinded pieces which are extremely expensive).
3. bigger pieces usually are more valuable than smaller. (again not always true, miniature pieces are often more rare and valuable than average size pieces)
4. pieces of the age are usually more valuable than generic shape or decor pieces, meaning art deco piece made in art deco era is more valuable than if it was made yesterday or any other era, or if it has no particular style, also old is often better than new
5. free hand pieces are usually more valuable than ones blown in molds. also blown is usually more valuable than pressed (I really know little about pressed glass). more work involved in making an item more valuable.
so to summarize, when You look at item You want to buy, think about, how it was made, when it was made, where it was made, who could have made it etc, more answers You will have, more precisely You will be able to determine it's value.
MacArt, Thank you for all this info. and all the time you spent for me. you are very good at your collecting. I have learned a lot just now, with this great information THANK YOU AGAIN YOUR THE BEST!! Anna
I'm sorry I can't help either.. but! I just wanted to say.. I agree with you ..it is very pretty!...:-)
Thank you inky!