We don't certainly like to write this notice, but we must do it because the (competition) abroad is becaming very organized , they copy our styles, designes which are part of the venetian tradition, and what is worse is that importers and shops around the World use Murano to sell these products,the quantity of these fakes represents the 80-90% of the total items sold.
1) Chandelier made from pyrex plain or color rods
2) Chandelier made from recycled glass bottles
3) Chandelier made with spry colors or gold which will wash off at the first cleaning
4) Chandelier made by inexperienced worker and no sign of artistic touch therefore no value
5) Chandelier with glass not cooled down at least 24 hours at the right temperature (a simple temperature variation in your house may break the glass)
6) Chandelier without any guarantee about the place of production (Venetian enviroment) and master's name which will make difficult the reselling of the item
It is illegal and dishonest for some stores to tell the client that they are buying Murano glass notwithstanding the price they pay.There is a way to know if the store is telling you the truth: ask the name of the Murano factory where the item was made, the name of the master and a certificate,they may imitate also the certificates, so look for the factory phone number to ask if they made that specific chandelier.
Also, reproductions will rarely have some real gold on glass, some elements are suspiciously all the same and perfect, most of the colors are varnished and will wash off while cleaning, too much shining metal plating is also suspicious because in Murano island the metal components are gold or silver lacquered, electricplating has never existed on Murano island.
The big disks holding the arms on Murano are mostly in wood (lately also steel)hand shaped and the holes are large (2 to 4 cm.)and metal covers also hand shaped thin aluminium and fit inside the big metal disk.
The disks of imitations are only plated metal and the holes holding the arms are all 10mm. of diameter, the metal cups holding the base of the arms will stick out from the disk.
This is an oriental reproduction
FOREIGN SITES,
Sites without showing factory name and location,but only an email address or a phone number may have something to hide.
