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<p>[QUOTE="SYNCHRONCITY, post: 2148592, member: 6283"]Hi. Hope you are having a great day. I want to show you something else to be on a lookout for since you are so good at finding glass boxes <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is what fake opaline looks like. This is an Italian version called veritable opaline from around the mid century. It is actually cased glass. Most of these boxes are missing the Murano foil labels on the bottom and lot of people mistake them and think they are antique French oplaine glass. Believe it or not, these Murano glass boxes sell for quite a bit of money too. They came in all different colors and shapes too much like the real French opaline boxes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy hunting!</p><p><br /></p><p>I just got one of mine out to take some pictures for you:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]252097[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]252098[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]252099[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is what the label sort of looks like. Mine is worn off:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]252100[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SYNCHRONCITY, post: 2148592, member: 6283"]Hi. Hope you are having a great day. I want to show you something else to be on a lookout for since you are so good at finding glass boxes ;):joyful: Here is what fake opaline looks like. This is an Italian version called veritable opaline from around the mid century. It is actually cased glass. Most of these boxes are missing the Murano foil labels on the bottom and lot of people mistake them and think they are antique French oplaine glass. Believe it or not, these Murano glass boxes sell for quite a bit of money too. They came in all different colors and shapes too much like the real French opaline boxes. Happy hunting! I just got one of mine out to take some pictures for you: [ATTACH=full]252097[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]252098[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]252099[/ATTACH] Here is what the label sort of looks like. Mine is worn off: [ATTACH=full]252100[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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