ALLURING AVEM Vtg Lighter MURANO 🇮🇹 ITALY ArT GLaSs Italy Aventurine LATTIMO

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• ITEM: Rare Vintage AVEM 1965 MURANO Venetian Italian ArT GLaSs LATIMO COPPER Cigarette Lighter ••• FEATURES: • Sommerso • Latimo Glass • Pure Copper Aventurine • Hand Blown/Lampwork • DIMENSIONS: 3¾" wide (953 cm) x 3" high • WEIGHT: 12-Ounces (336 g.) • CONDITION: Free from any damage or restoration, perfect condition. • DISCUSSION: Fabulous RARE authentic AVEM Italian Murano art glass cigarette lighter made by one of the premium glass furnaces on the island of Murano, Italy--in Venice Bay--c.1950s. Decorated with a layer of pure copper dust in a 'polka dot' design, cased in clear glass (sommerso). It's a stunning and substantial piece! Pontil/base is ground-flat and highly polished. Lighter mechanism may need to be serviced. Sold empty of fluid.
Vintage MURANO 🇮🇹 Venetian ArT GLaSs Italy LIGHTER MCM Green 24k GOLD Aventurine
Vintage MURANO 🇮🇹 Venetian AVEM ArT GLaSs Italy LIGHTER  MCM  COPPER  Aventurine LATTIMO
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Description
Murano
🇮🇹
Venetian
Rare Vintage 1965 Italian ArT GLaSs
AVEM
Cigarette Lighter
FEATURES
:
• Sommerso
• Lattimo Glass
• Hand Blown/Lampwork
• Pure Copper Aventurine
Made in
Murano, Italy
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• DIMENSIONS:
3¾" wide (953 cm) x 3" high
• WEIGHT:
12-Ounces (336 g.)
• CONDITION:
Free from any damage or restoration, perfect condition.
• DISCUSSION
: Fabulous RARE
authentic Italian Murano art glass cigarette lighter attributed to AVEM, one of the finest glass furnaces on the island of Murano, Italy--in Venice Bay circa the 1950s. It's of pure white (
lattimo
) glass, decorated with a layer of pure copper dust (
aventurine
) in a 'polka dot' design, cased in a clear layer of glass (
sommerso
). Shown in varying lighting conditions to display the full range of this great lighter's look. It is guaranteed to be genuine! Pontil/base is ground-flat and was highly polished, and shows the expected level of shelf wear for its age. Lighter mechanism may need to be serviced. Sold empty of fluid.
This is a very unusual design and it's even
more
beautiful in person!
An excellent addition to an art glass collection, or a thoughtful gift for a special person
!
FULL CONDITION REPORT
:
We thoroughly inspected this piece and found no cracks, chips, nicks, scuffs, flea bites, flakes, hairlines, repairs or evidence of grinding
or restoration
can be seen or felt. Any natural indentations, bubbles, tool marks and/or any other natural textural features are all original to this piece and normal for hand blown glass. Wear to the base is consistent with age.
May not spark and flame without service.
No
lighter fluid loaded.
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: All genuine Murano art glass is made ONLY on the small island group of MURANO, in Venice Bay, Italy. The enclave's closely guarded formulas, techniques and traditions date back to the thirteenth century—1292. That, and an unparalleled reputation for quality and value helps give genuine Murano glass its exclusivity, collectibility and resultant appreciation factor. So, investing in
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Establishing authenticity is of paramount importance, because there have been abuses of the trademark name “Murano”. Before 1980, most Murano glass was only identified with impermanent paper/foil labels. So the name was easily co-opted by a variety of outside glass makers, some with genuine talent , but mostly those trying to defraud the public. Post-1980 genuine Murano is much more carefully labeled and/or signed. Glass makers with famous Italian names, working in other countries, having family ancestors who were Murano masters, still don't make the authentic 'Murano' glass that carries that
genuine value
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WATCH OUT FOR THESE
: The most egregious Murano glass fraud is carried out by Chinese manufacturers, cranking out crude, cheap fakes and fraudulently labeling them "Murano", as to pass them off as the valuable, genuine article. Please, be aware that many fakes have counterfeit Murano labels and may even say, 'Made in Italy'.
Fake Brands
: "
Murano Cristalleria Ann Primrose
”, "
Murano Minchella Collection
", "
Murano Stile d'Art
", "
VEISES-MURANO
”, or "
Murano Glassware
" are easily recognized as some of the more common knock-off brands. There also are very common labels reading,
“Vetro Eseguito Secondo La Tecnica Dei Maestri Di Murano
”
(
Italian words meaning only
: “Glass made according to the techniques of the masters of Murano”).
They
are misleading, implying they're made in Murano, which they ARE NOT.
These attempts are blatantly fraudulent, injurious to consumers and highly illegal; but the scale of their fraud overwhelms most country's customs enforcement agencies, including that of the United States and Italy, itself. These manufacturers, importers, and retailers are CHEATING YOU! Don’t let it happen.
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