Elegant Venetian Art Glass Figurine Musician Vintage Murano Barovier & Toso 9

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[zipedit] Elegant Venetian Art Glass Figurine Musician Vintage Murano Barovier & Toso 9" Lovely and elegant......and gorgeous sitting on a shelf!This vintage Barovier and Toso Murano ruby red glass figurine has thousands of gold flecks swirling throughout. It was deli cately moulded as a musi cian and is playing an instrument . He is dressed with E poque outfit and has a cap ; We've seen several of these figurines, but never one with such beautiful facial features! Measures: 9.5 inches (23cms) high by 6 inches (15 cms) wide by 4 inches (10 cms) across the base. Please examine at all the pictures....Very good vintage condition, no chips or missing parts. Except one crack on the base; Just a delicate and lovely figurine! Ruby glass (by name) first appeared circa's 1630-1703 and was the brainchild of Johann Kunckel, a German chemist who developed the techniques required to produce the remarkable depth of ruby-red, by the additions of gold Chloride into the clear crystal batch. It should also be noted that the development of this colour type is inarguably the greatest achievement in the realms of coloured glass.It was an incredibly difficult colour to achieve and many years and timeless hours would have been spent and needed to acquire any level of success. It is only once this glass has been reheated, does the red re-occur, for by just simply adding Gold to a crystal batch will render the glass a very unpleasing muddy-grey colour. Coupled with this,the levels of skill required to blow any glass bowl (even today) one quarter size of the example here offered, and only then can one possibly imagine the problems faced by the un-industrialized Venetian glassworkers of years ago. Please scroll down to see close up pictures... Shipping We attempt to dispatch all items within 3 working days, weekend & bank holidays excepted. At busy times however there may be a delay. If you require an item urgently please let us know, & we'll try to get it to you more quickly. Items paid by cheque will be dispatched as soon as payment has been received and cleared. Cheques may take up to 10 working days to clear. Postage is charged at cost price according to weight, plus a small fee for packaging materials and handling. BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DUTY/IMPORT TAXES/VAT PAYABLE ON RECEIPT - BY BIDDING/BUYING-IT-NOW, YOU ARE ACCEPTING THIS. Payment We prefer PayPal but also accept cheques. If you are not within the UK we accept only PayPal. OVERSEAS BIDDERS/BUYERS PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR POSTAL CHARGES (IF THEY ARE NOT ALREADY LISTED BELOW) BEFORE BUYING, AS THESE CAN BE QUITE COSTLY. Unpaid Items and Returns Policy IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN 4 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION, I WILL AUTOMATICALLY BEGIN THE UNPAID ITEM PROCESS. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO PAY WITHIN THE 4 DAY LIMIT – PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH AN EXPLANATION, AND THEN IT IS NO PROBLEM. NO COMMUNICATON & NO PAYMENT WITHIN THE 4 DAYS = UNPAID ITEM DISPUTE. We have an unconditional returns policy if your item is not as described. The item must come back with all original packaging intact. Once we have received it we will refund your costs including postage. Return postage on returned items remains the buyer’s responsibility. We want you to be happy with your purchase. All our items are listed honestly and to the best of our knowledge. We are only human but will make every effort to resolve any problem that may arise. If any item received is not as described, please let us know. Items must be returned within 14 days of receipt, as regrettably any refund offer will be retracted after this period. If the item arrives damaged in transit you will need to send us a photo by email within 3 days of receipt of goods, showing breakages. Communication is key to a smooth and happy transaction. read more

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