Glass Snail

01 January 2022

Murano glass

Description

Chip in one antennae. 7.5" long, 5" tall, 5.5" wide

Provenance

Inherited from grandmother

Acquired from
Inherited

For sale
Maybe

Answered within about 5 hours

By Delia

Jan 01, 16:48 UTC

Fair Market Value

$50 - $75 USD

Suggested Asking Price $75 USD

What does this mean?

Hi Valerie,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A vintage Murano hand-blown glass snail
unattributed maker, mid 20th Century
with opaline ice-blue head and smoke-gray shell, unmarked.
5 inches tall, 7 1/2 inches long, 5 1/2 inches wide
CONDITION: chip to one antennae
PROVENANCE: inherited
$50-75*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, and thank you again for using Mearto.

Valerie rollins Jan 02, 17:23 UTC

There are no signatures that I have found and no label

Delia Jan 04, 00:12 UTC

Thanks, Valerie.
Many makers made snails but unattributed ones tend to sell for less than $100 at auction.

Do you have a similar item and want to know how much it’s worth?

Communicate directly with a qualified specialist and get a fair market valuation of your item, typically in 48 hours or less.

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Glass Snail

There are no signatures that I have found and no label

Thanks, Valerie.
Many makers made snails but unattributed ones tend to sell for less than $100 at auction.

Do you have a similar item and want to know how much it’s worth?

Communicate directly with a qualified specialist and get a fair market valuation of your item, typically in 48 hours or less.

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Glass Snail

There are no signatures that I have found and no label

Thanks, Valerie. Many makers made snails but unattributed ones tend to sell for less than $100 at auction.

Do you have a similar item and want to know how much it’s worth?

Communicate directly with a qualified specialist and get a fair market valuation of your item, typically in 48 hours or less.

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Thanks, Valerie.
Many makers made snails but unattributed ones tend to sell for less than $100 at auction.