SILVA: I don't know if you've checked out Wit's End's smalti, but the price is far less than what this lady is selling. For example, the irridescent smalti is about $23.00/lb., and the above lady is selling for about $130. Not sure what kind Smalti.com is, but have you shopped around? Theirs may be Mexican instead of Italian, but GEESH - that $4,500 seems a bit high to me.

When I tried to figure it up, I got that she was selling for under $14 per pound, whereas it's usually an average of $22 per pound. And it is the beautiful Italian stuff. She has 330 pounds.

Oh, good grief. I never was good at math. That's a real bargain, then. Go get it. When I bought the gold irregulars from Wits End, I really like it, but I'm too stingy to spend the money on smalti. Not sure I'd like working with it entirely on a project cuz I like the grouted look. W/be interesting to see how you, a real artist, use it.

It's a huge bargain. And I love smalti. I know it's usually ungrouted but I always grout mine. Shoot, I don't have an extra $4,500 (plus freight from New York to Texas) but I thought maybe someone on this board would want it and have the moola to buy it. Sigh. If I win the lottery THEN I will buy it if it's still available.