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birds&stuff
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04/05/2011 2:39 am  

Hello I have read the forums page several times but have never posted anything. So here it goes! I might purchase these lamps and was wondering if they are in fact Murano ribbon lamps? are they worth purchasing? I have noticed the prices seem a bit high for similar lamps $850 a piece - $3900 for a pair. Are these prices unrealistic or appropriate for real Muranos?
I have tried finding them online but I only find similar colors and styles none exactly like these.

Thank you and I appreciate any information you guys might have
- Jennifer


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dadainteriors
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04/05/2011 9:23 am  

Those are fantastic! Almost...
Those are fantastic! Almost certainly Murano. Price is too high for my tastes but nice lamps for sure.


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birds&stuff
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04/05/2011 10:21 am  

thank you! and yes they are...
thank you! and yes they are awesome I would like to put white barrel shades and lucite bases on them! I will hopefully get them for a lot less than the list prices but It would be nice to know I could get a grand or so out of them if i ever decide to part with them 😀
Glad someone else but me enjoys them!


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dadainteriors
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04/05/2011 8:39 pm  

It is hard to say if you...
It is hard to say if you would get 1000.00 back with certainty but the market for pairs of Murano lamps seems pretty strong at this time. I have sold several pairs on Ebay in the 500-750.00 range. There is a strong possibility the lamps pictured may be Dino Martens which certainly would not hurt should you decide to sell them in the future.


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birds&stuff
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04/05/2011 10:31 pm  

Alright thank you. I was goin...
Alright thank you. I was going to put new acrylic bases, harps, and shades, oh and rewire them. I am hoping it is worth buying as they might cost me a bit more than I originally anticipated roughly around $120 or so. I was hoping for less.


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dadainteriors
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04/05/2011 10:39 pm  

I would take them in a...
I would take them in a hearbeat for 120.00. That is a great score! I'm jealous.


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birds&stuff
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05/05/2011 4:27 am  

well glad to know, I was...
well glad to know, I was hoping to strike more interest with these lamps HAHA hopefully that is not a sign or indication of the amount of people who also like these lamps. I am just glad to know that they are real


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Riki
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05/05/2011 5:49 pm  

I'm sorry,
but I think they're hideous. Here are some pix of my Murano ribbon glass chandelier. See how thin the striations are and how subtle? Those lamps are really bad, in my opinion.


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Arthur Sixpence
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05/05/2011 5:51 pm  

Agree
The level of items on here goes from amazing to horrible in one or two threads. Again I think they are horrible flyingp.


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05/05/2011 8:25 pm  

They look like peppermint can...
They look like peppermint candies and the plated brass parts give them an air of cheapness. Otherwise they're really nice.


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05/05/2011 8:46 pm  

Amazing, I agree with Riki, A...
Amazing, I agree with Riki, Arthur Sixpence and believe it or not spanky, these are low end Murano lamps with very litle style. I am sure that they were produced by one of the many "me too" glass makers in that location. There is always a bell curve with Venini, Salviati, and others being at the top, a great many in the middle, and these lamps somewhere at the bottom. Whatever the price they are too much!


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dadainteriors
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05/05/2011 9:01 pm  

Nah...I think they look...
Nah...I think they look great. Ricki, that piece is great as well but by no means are the striations on yours any indication of superior quality. Only a difference in technique. Murano lamps are greatly varied in style and tastes and rightly so. Also, those brass plated parts are fairly standard on many Murano/Venini table lamps of the 50s/60s/70s. Whether one finds them visibly appealing of course is a matter of taste. Quality is difficult to judge via grainy photo especially when it comes to glass.
Riki, did you happen to buy that lamp several years ago at the Cincinnati Mid Century Modernism show? I sold one there that looked identical. Great piece!


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Riki
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05/05/2011 9:17 pm  

No, I bought it
at a brocante faire in Le Landeron, Switzerland for 80 Swiss franc et je l'adore.


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birds&stuff
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06/05/2011 1:23 am  

the bidding got up to $115 an...
the bidding got up to $115 and I chose to stop bidding. Based on everyones opinions on them being ugly I gather it will not be easy to resell and the prices on them very from $10-3,000 i guess there is a sucker borne every minute and today I chose not to be that sucker. Mostly due to checking ebay and seeing a lamp going for 9.00 that I have seen on first dibs priced at $1,600! and only one bid! HAH!
I will find another set for less im sure.


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