Gift wrapping will be soon available in some countries. Be patient. I've been making glass sculptures since 1974 but I just opened my online store for the first time ever. I'm gradually uploading items and increasing options ! If you mark your order as a gift and the shipping address is in Europe, I will not put an invoice in it. Outside the European Union, sometimes I'm compelled to put the invoice in the package because of customs.
In any case, each item will be accompanied by a Certificate of authenticity signed by me. This is also very useful if a day you want to resell your item. A glass item made by a Muranese artisan retains or even increases its value.

HEADS UP for US CUSTOMERS: DURING THE COVID CRISIS THERE ARE DELAYS. Bottlenecks at the US customs and late tracking update. Shipping will take a lot longer.

Europe: my courier states that 85 % of packages are delivered in 10 business days on average, and it's proven to be correct. Near festivities shipping could take longer and I cannot guarantee a date.

The USA: In 10 business days the packet is usually on US soil. Once there, sometimes it's checked by customs and then becomes a USPS Registered mail with the shipping time of the USPS Registered mails. The overall average shipping time is 14 business days. However, some packets could take longer, up to a month or so. I've no control over it and I cannot guarantee a delivery date.

No problem. Send me a photo *on the day of delivery* (not later) and I will ship you a new perfect item!

If you have a shop and want some of my items, contact me and we can talk about it. I have no employees. I hand-make all my creations that I sell in my online store, hence don't expect that I can offer huge quantities.

Only industrial mass-produced items are identical. Each handmade sculpture can be slightly different from the others for shape or colour shade, dimensions (millimetres). This is the reason I prefer to show dimensions making a comparison with fingers or coins. The veins of the glass differ in each handmade creation. What's sure is that each piece is made with the same commitment and love.

I use the traditional Murano technique called "vetro a lume", similar to the so-called "lampworking", or to the french "Verre au chalumeau". However, the glass used in other parts of the world is often different.
Craftsmen might state that they use Murano glass only to say that they work the glass in a way similar to the original one.
My figurines are genuine Murano glass figurines, made in the traditional way, in Venice, by me, Umberto Ragazzi, a well known Muranese former athlete and then glassmaker.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_Ragazzi

Eventually, I am a professional glass maker, with a VAT ID (IT03423880271), business registration number (VE 307423), a physical artisan studio and shop, I've been making glass since 1974

If you want a variation of an item (for instance, if you wish to change the color, add a crown, a hat or another particular to a little animal, or make it a pendant), you have to make a custom order. Don't buy the animal you want to modify and then ask the modification adding a note. Thank you.