I just made my 1st purchase of Murano Art Glass. It was fairly Expensive.
Upon examining it, I found a 2 mm diameter chip in the top and several
20mm scratches, easily felt with the finger nail, plus other minor scratches across the piece.There was also some kind of haze around the entire bottom 1/4 of the vase that looked like water spottting or something that could easily be cleaned.
Indeed, upon getting the area wet, the flaw disappeared. But as soon as the water was wipped away, the cloudiness/haze, came back, where there should have been clear glass.
As a new collector of Murano Glass, should I accept such a piece? It is signed by the maker, and will be run in production with a stamp signature.
Are scratches allowable on a brand new, supposedly pristine, work of art?
And would the haze that looks like water spots or when you try to clean it, oil on water, be acceptable.
Am I being too picky?
What should I expect from a mint piece of Art Glass?
Bob T.