Glass fruit bowl?

[eezacque]

I'm looking to get info on the origins and value of the attached bowl/table piece. To me, the piece screams vintage, fifties, but I have yet to find something that comes even close. Could someone out there help me out?

 

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[pepperj]

I'm looking to get info on the origins and value of the attached bowl/table piece. To me, the piece screams vintage, fifties, but I have yet to find something that comes even close. Could someone out there help me out?
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Need a little more information.
Size (length/height), any markings on the bottom? Also a better picture of front would help.

 

[eezacque]

Dimensions are 45x16x17cm (lxwxh), there are no markings on the bottom.

 

[tamrock]

I've seen over the years that style of studio art glass numerous times in thrift stores, flea markets and antique shops. Most have a swirling opaque white to a bluish color. I believe at one time I came across who made them as they produced many examples throughout the 1960s and early 70s, in the US, but most were never signed. Your piece may even be unsigned Murano art glass as it does look a bit more refined than the many other examples like it I've seen. Today I see many examples thrift stores of studio art, all from China that are sold in large furniture stores decor and specialty shops in large malls. Most probably purchased as house warming and wedding gifts and later dropped of at the thrift store. It's because of that and what the Chinese did in decorative glass may have ruined the appeal of having fine Italian or Swedish art glass and now not many have the desire to collect it these days imo.

 

[pepperj]

I've seen over the years that style of studio art glass numerous times in thrift stores, flea markets and antique shops. Most have a swirling opaque white to a bluish color. I believe at one time I came across who made them as they produced many examples throughout the 1960s and early 70s, in the US, but most were never signed. Your piece may even be unsigned Murano art glass as it does look a bit more refined than the many other examples like it I've seen.

In the late 70s early 80s we saw/sold a few at the market.
If they were signed they boosted the value.
But most were slugs to sell it seemed.

 

[tamrock]

In the late 70s early 80s we saw/sold a few at the market.
If they were signed they boosted the value.
But most were slugs to sell it seemed.

When i sold on ebay the weight of what I bought became a real consideration and I finally gave up doing ebay. In the 90s and 2000s it was priced rather reasonable to ship internationally things like heavy glass and it was international buyers who desired art glass the most it seemed back then.

 

[pepperj]

When i sold on ebay the weight of what I bought became a real consideration and I finally gave up doing ebay. In the 90s and 2000s it was priced rather reasonable to ship internationally things like heavy glass and it was international buyers who desired art glass the most it seemed back then.

It's a bloody scam now for the shipping rates.

To ship that piece now would be crazy.