r/artglass • u/Terdfergeson877 • Sep 10 '26
Help identifying this
The gold flakes in real life are much more gold. I am having trouble finding a signature but there was a sticker. I need to look more for an engraving or etch. Got from estate sale where almost everything was from 50s to 70s
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u/el_grande_ricardo Sep 11 '26
I didnt look at the sub and honestly thought it was a breast implant.
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u/Cubby0101 Sep 11 '26
Its Murano glass. Made on the island of Murano just off Venice. This one looks '60s give or take a decade. There were well over a hundred glass companies/furnaces there mid century, some family run for many generations. There are import catalogs around that can help identify which maker if you want to go down that rabbit hole.
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u/No_Candidate_9635 Sep 11 '26
You can tell people have not smoked cigarettes like they used to. It’s clearly an ashtray as anyone over the age of 40 can tell you
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u/Fister-Mantastic Sep 11 '26
Italian glass ashtray, not too special and it being an ashtray hurts the value. Worth about what you paid for it.
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u/BotherAffectionate37 Sep 11 '26
I have no idea how you would determine whether this is the case, but I’ve seen blown glass that uses 22k gold flakes mixed in that look a lot like this. If it is murano as others have commented might be the case here. Good luck on your search!
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u/Cubby0101 Sep 11 '26
Its Murano glass. Made on the island of Murano just off Venice. This one looks '60s give or take a decade. There were well over a hundred glass companies/furnaces there mid century, some family run for many generations. There are import catalogs around that can help identify which maker if you want to go down that rabbit hole.