Hi ben,
Thank you for the opportunity to answer such an interesting and
*enlightening* question.
The following paragraphs will verify that Vianne is actually a place
located in France and tell us a ltttle about the history of Vianne
glass -
"Located on the edges of Baïse, halfway between Bordeaux and Toulouse,
Vianne, fortified village of XIIIth century, is the cradle of an old
art still perpetuated today: The Art of Glass. The glass factory of
Vianne was created in 1928, the area supporting its establishment by
the presence of significant sources of energy and raw materials
necessary to the composition of glass."
- Its evolution -
"Between its setting up and the glass factory nowadays, there are
approximately 70 years of history. Vianne has been blowing glass for
70 years. The birth of Vianne glass factory is due to odd
circumstances. In 1928, the Laubenheimer Brewery in Nérac, anxious to
sell beer in its own bottles, decides to launch out into the
manufacture of bottles made of glass. In spite
of the massive arrival of Yugoslav blowers specialized in this type of
items, the production quickly proved not to be very profitable: the
initiative did not stand up..."
"In 1930, the glass factory of Vianne was taken over by two
industrialists who decided to diversify the production. They
implemented a recruitment system so young Master glass-blowers of
Bohemia could leave Czechoslovakia to transmit their working method to
Vianne. After some tests in the field of the giftware, on the
gobeletery, and on tableware, the company decided to devote to the
production of oil lamps..."
"The company is now devoting to glass components for lighting in
general. Vianne consequently endeavours to maintain the tradition of
the good taste and French quality. The business is a success and
develops very quickly, initially as a limited liability company, then
in 1978, as a Limited company."
http://217.167.37.131/EN/historique.html
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Some Vianne glass table lamps:
http://www.fbai.it/scheda_prodotto.asp?id=252&lingua=1
http://www.fbai.it/scheda_prodotto.asp?id=106&lingua=1
Fonderia Bronzi Artistici Italia
http://www.fbai.it/default.asp
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At this site different types of Vianne glass light fixtures can be
seen which range in price between $137 and $889
http://amos.catalogcity.com/cc.class/cc?search_form=&vid=201906&main=ccn_search&cc
syn=22&rnd=1042934148938&sy=volume&st=vianne
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On this page you can find Vianne Lanterns which retail between $193
and $435
LampsOnTheWeb
http://www.otwmg.com/onthewebstores/cart/otwSearch.asp
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Angelo Table Lamp
This classic one light study lamp compliments rich earth tones and is
perfect for traditional, transitional, and formal settings. It is
beautifully crafted with an antique bronze patina finish on solid
brass with an alabaster-style vianne glass diffuser.
Retail Price: $215.00
LightingUniverse Price: $104.40
Angelo Brothers Lighting
This one-light Table Lamp complements rich earth tones and is perfect
for traditional, transitional, and formal settings. It is beautifully
designed in an Antique Bronze Patina Finish on Solid Brass with
Alabaster-Style Vianne Glass.
Retail Price: $393.00
LightingUniverse Price: $197.00
http://web.lightinguniverse.com/search/default.asp?term=vianne
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Six Light Chandelier - $607
This classic styling compliments rich earth tones and is perfect for
traditional, transitional, and formal settings. Six Light Chandelier
Antique Bronze Patina Finish on Solid Brass with Alabaster-Style
Vianne Glass.
http://hi-one.com/info/37058.html
This site has 10 pages to search for more chandeliers with Vianne
glass:
Lighting Forum
http://www.merchantmanager.com/lightingforum/MM024.ASP?i=&pageno=562&start=1&aProds=
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Vianne glass is also found in ceiling fan light fixtures:
Litman Bros. Lighting
http://www.hunterceilingfans.com/elvser.html
http://www.hunterceilingfans.com/hlwrouv.html
Casablanca Fan Co.
http://www.casablancafanco.com/product/glass/glass_side_2.html
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Vianne French Glass Ball and Gas Shades
http://www.oillampman.com/vianne.html
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Vianne glass is also found in Wall Sconces
Capitol
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/capitoltest/7200gpdv.html
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/capitoltest/wb1071-wp-mc.html
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/capitoltest/8001.html
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/capitoltest/8122.html
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/capitoltest/bl8447z.html
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If you ever have the opportunity to travel to France you may want to
visit the Glass factory of Vianne -
"Discover our Creations : Lamps, vases, decoration objects... Our
history, our contemporary Glass Sculptures Collection and the
mouth-blown glass history.
Shopping area, Museum and Demonstration Workshop opened every day all
the year long.
During the week : 10 AM to 12 and from 2 PM to 6 PM. The factory can
be visited on appointment.
Ask for the “ free visit ” event."
47230 VIANNE
Tel. 05.53.97.65.40 - Fax 05.53.97.65.50
Source: Evasion Plus
http://www.evasion-plus.com/evasionplus/gb/guyenne/11.html
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Search terms:
Vianne "table lamps"
Vianne antique table lamps
Vianne history
I hope this was helpful. If you have any questions regarding my
answer, please don't hesitate to ask before rating.
Best regards,
rainbow-ga |
