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Material: Murano Glass
1970 Archimede Seguso Scavo Yellow Frosted Bowl Italy White Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Miami, FL
Archimede Seguso Italy Scavo Blown Murano Glass frosted white & Yellow Art Glass bowl, vessel, Centerpiece Mid-Century Modern made by Seguso Vetri d'Arte Italy circa in late 1970s.
N...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Seguso Murano Label Black Copper Flecks Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown jet black with copper aventurine flecks Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece still retains or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Santo Domingo, Set of 6 Murano glasses color "Millefiori" handmade
Located in Roma, IT
Set of six water/drink/wine glasses color Millefiori - Murano glass - Made in Italy.
These individual Murano glasses are inspired by the classic "Goto Botte" Murano glass.
Other co...
Category
2010s European Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Santiago del Chile, Set of 6 Murano glasses color "Multicolor" handmade
Located in Roma, IT
Set of six water/drink/wine glasses Multicolor - Murano glass - Made in Italy.
These individual Murano glasses are inspired by the classic "Goto Botte" Murano glass.
Other colors a...
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2010s European Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Murano Glass Vase/ Glass Jug With Bubbles, Italy circa 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Unique designed Murano glass jug/ glass vase out of the famous workshops in Italy from the mid 20th century around 1960. This wonderful shaped jug was handcrafted in a special techni...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Tall Archimede Seguso Scavo Bianco Flower Vase Italy White & Mint Green Handles
Located in Miami, FL
Archimede Seguso Italy Scavo Bianco white & mint green Art Glass Murano Flower vase, vessel, decanter Mid-Century Modern made by Seguso Vetri d'Arte Italy circa in 1980s.
In very goo...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pino Signoretto Murano Glass Sculpture of Woman, 1980s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful glass sculpture made by Italian Murano Glass Master Pino Signoretto during the 1980s.
The sculpture shows a woman with long hair, kneeling, with her head bowed. Her arms ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Denver, Set of 6 Murano glasses color "Millefiori" handmade, Murano glass
Located in Roma, IT
Set of six water/drink/wine glasses color Millefiori - Murano glass - Made in Italy.
These individual Murano glasses are inspired by the classic "Goto" Murano glass.
Other colors a...
Category
2010s European Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Deco Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Rhythm: this is the word that defines the shape of the Deco series of vases. The rings are repeated, one after another. They increase, decrease, then increase again. They seem to mov...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Honolulu, Set of 6 Murano glasses color "Arlecchino", handmade, Murano glass
Located in Roma, IT
Set of six water/drink/wine glasses color Arlecchino - Murano glass - Made in Italy.
These individual Murano glasses are inspired by the classic "Goto" Murano glass.
Other colors a...
Category
2010s European Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Murano Glass Vase
By Seguso
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Seguso Murano vase with a turquoise and white patterns. Vase measures 15.25" high and 5.75" diameter at base and 4.25" diameter at top.
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
"Soffiati" Vittorio Zecchin by MVM 1920s Murano Glass Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
"Soffiati"
Vittorio Zecchin
MVM, 1920-1930
Green blown glass
Two slight sign (look the picture).
Category
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Art Glass Giant Octopus & Jelly Fish Aquarium Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a giant octopuses on top of a Jelly Fish Aquarium, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a blue, yel...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Murano Glass Penguin Sommerso Vase 1960´s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Berlin, DE
Presenting an original vintage glass 'Penguin' vase, skillfully designed by Flavio Poli and expertly crafted in the 1970s in the famed glassmaking region of Murano, Italy. This maste...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Vase by Barovier & Toso in Murano Glass with 1950s Filigree Workmanship
Located in Milano, MI
White and light blue Murano glass vase with filigree workmanship, made by Barovier & Toso in the 1950s
Ø 11 cm h 25.5 cm
Barovier & Toso is a renowned Italian company specializing ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Blown Glass Gold Color Midcentury Table Lamp, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
Stunning Murano glass table lamps. Note the beautiful elongated drops hot-attached to the body of the lamp. A supreme light gold color, with a little bit of gold inside. The Murano f...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Ceramic Vase by Giovanni Gariboldi for San Cristoforo - Ginori
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic vase designed by Giovanni Gariboldi and produced by San Cristoforo - Ginori in 1950. Brand on the base. In excellent condition.
Biography
Designer, sculptor and modeler Giov...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Yellow Opaline Heart Dish
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Murano yellow opaline art glass heart shaped dish, circa mid-20th century, Italy. A beautiful, bright, yellow opaline heart shaped dish. Great as a standalone piece on a t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Twin Handled Vase, Italian, Art Glass, Decorative, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Murano twin handled vase. An Italian, art glass decorative baluster, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Striking colour with a delightful proportion and a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Antique Millefiori Vase with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1910
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Millefiori Vase with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1910
A small millefiori murrine glass vase in an unusual rare shape with two handles. Manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1910. Made of polychrome murrines (purple, green, red and white) which were melted together. Surface with acid etched matte finish. The vase is an authentic example of early 20th century Murano art glass. It was part of a large Fratelli Toso glass collection with over 600 pieces - collected since the 1970s.
Fratello Toso was one of the leading art glass manufacturers of Murano in the 20th century. In the early 1900's Fratelli Toso started to produce glasses in murrine technique. Murrine and Millefiori glasses remained a major product field of Fratelli Toso. In 1912 a very successful series of liberty inspired art glasses, designed by Hans Stoltenberg Lerche...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Kukinto Vases Collection by Timo Sarpaneva for Venini 1991
By Timo Sarpaneva, Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The skirt of a dancer. A Nordic blossom moving in the wind. The colours of these works chase, touch and sometimes merge on the waves created by the breath of a master glassmiths. Wit...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Exceptional Paperweight Murano Studio Art Glass Object Bubbles Iron Inclusions
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A stunning mid century modern art glass paperweight or object with rising vulcano style bubbles with included metal dust over a blue ground bearing a genuine Murano paper label.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Kukinto Vases Collection by Timo Sarpaneva for Venini 1991
By Timo Sarpaneva, Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The skirt of a dancer. A Nordic blossom moving in the wind. The colours of these works chase, touch and sometimes merge on the waves created by the breath of a master glassmiths. Wit...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Oldrich Lipsky Cased & Cut Glass Vase For Novy Bor Exbor, Czechoslovakia c.1964
By Oldrich Lipsky, Exbor
Located in London, GB
For sale is a Mid-Century Bohemian three-colour cased, cut and polished vase designed by renowned Czech glass artist, Oldrich Lipsky in c.1964 for the Novy Bor (EXBOR) glass foundry....
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Sommerso
Vintage Murano Glass Shell Curl Bowl w/Aventurine, Fratelli Toso suspected
By Barbini
Located in Warrenton, OR
Vintage Murano Glass Shell Curl Bowl w/Aventurine, Fratelli Toso suspected
(Barbini made similar)
Measures about 5.5 x 2.5 inches.
No chips or cracks. Good vintage condition.
Measu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine by Fratelli Toso, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s.
This fish is made in polychromed hand-blown Murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in p...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Carlo Scarpa Conchiglia bowl Venini
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Glass shell with strongly iridescent surface designed by Carlo Scarpa in the 40ties. Acid signature Venini Murano Italy. Designed between 1942 and 1947 and produced before 1960.
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Light Blue and Yellow Blown Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s.
This fish is made in hand-blown Murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent ori...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Silver Flecks Orange Glass Duck Figure, Italy, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Small hand blown Murano glass open wings duck / bird figurine with silver flecks. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy 1950s.
Cute open wings st...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Leaf
Vaso in vetro di Murano
Located in Lugo, IT
Vaso in vetro bianco con filamenti neri e ad oro.
Ci sono dei piccoli punti dei filamenti non perfetti, nelle foto si nota.
Grazie
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass "Red-Yellow" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Ital...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Bowl by Fratelli Toso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Vintage Murano Glass Bowl by Fratelli Toso
Measures about 7 x 6 x 2.5 (at highest) inches.
No chips or cracks. Good vintage condition. A bit more cleaning in the folds would be nice....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970's Murano Glass Red And Gold Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of 1970's modern signed Murano glass red and gold candle holders, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Murano Glass Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
An Italian Murano glass vase manufactured in the 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass giant octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a giant octopus, on a glass bubble floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are different shades of blue, w...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Mid-Century Modern Large Textured Italian Green Murano Glass Vase 1980s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Absolutely stunning and rare Seguso large, heavy vintage Mid-Century Modern textured Italian glass vase by Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy, circa 1980s / early 1990s. Elegant in fo...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Italian Handmade Murano Glass Vase / Centerpiece
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Italian handmade Murano glass vase / centerpiece in asymmetric shape.
The glass is yellow/orange/green colors.
Heavy and solid.
Very good/excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
A Vintage Soffiato Art Glass Vase Murano ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Vintage Soffiato Art Glass Vase Murano ca. 1950s
Item e7130
A great Murano art glass vase. Thin green opaque glass with clear glass overla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Multicolored Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine by Fratelli Toso
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s.
This fish is made in polychromed encased hand-blown Murano glass with fins that are made in amber colored hand-modeled glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Mariano Moro Murano battuto bottle, 90s
Located in Parma, IT
Mariano Moro Murano, bottle sculpture from the 90s.
Bottle with stopper, in thick blown glass, incamiciato, sommerso and battuto..
Signed on the bottom.
In excellent condition.
Category
1990s Italian Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Amber Hand-Blown Murano Glass Dish w/ Indented Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This elegantly formed and organic Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Dish with Indented Detailing in Amber originates from Italy, Circa 1960. Features a beautiful expansio...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Piccolo vaso in vetro di Murano Marcello Furlan made in italy anni 90
Located in Milano, IT
Piccolo vaso in vetro di Murano firmato all'acido Marcello Furlan - 1990
In ottime condizioni
Category
1990s Italian Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Heart Vase by Maria Christina Hamel, 1990s
Located in Vienna, AT
Murano glass heart vase by Maria Christina Hamel, 1990s, good original condition.
Category
1990s Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Venetian Murano Art Glass Picture Frame Vintage, Italy, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous Murano glass picture frame surrounded with handmade gold flake clear glass flowers. With minor signs of wear as expected with age and use. It measures approximate 10.25" h...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Wood
Murano Glass Bullicante Bowl / Vide Poche with Gold Polveri, Alfredo Barbini (
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Bullicante Bowl / Vide Poche with Gold Polveri, Alfredo Barbini (likely)
Very much like Barbini's work; there are one or two ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass Giant Octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a giant octopus, on a glass bubble floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are different shades of blue, t...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Art Glass Murano Blue and White Sculptural Bowl Vase Centerpiece
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful hand-blown Art glass vase or decorative bowl centerpiece was designed in Murano, Italy, in the 1960s. The large organic and sculptural shape has a stylized jellyfish o...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Flavio Poli Murano Yellow Faceted Glass Ashtray
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful faceted Murano glass ashtray in yellow color attributed to Flavio Poli, circa 1950s.
The color changes depending on the light. Neon yellow under white ligth and more orang...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Glass, Art Glass
Pavel Hlava Cased & Cut Glass Vase For Novy Bor Exbor, Czechoslovakia c.1960s
By Exbor, Pavel Hlava
Located in London, GB
For sale is a rare Mid-Century Bohemian cased glass vase with cut facets, from a range by renowned Czech glass designer, Pavel Hlava, designed c.1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Sommerso
Two Murano Glass Heart Vase by Maria Christina Hamel, 1990s
Located in Vienna, AT
Two Murano glass heart vase by Maria Christina Hamel, 1990s, good original condition.
Dimensions large heart:
Height: 16.5 cm
Width: 16 cm
Depth: 12 cm
Dimensions small heart:
Heig...
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1990s Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Dino Martens Murano White Red Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Center Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, red and copper aventurine Italian art glass centerpiece footed bowl. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso, circa 1950s. S...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Ribbon, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Dish W/ Curved Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This serene and elegant Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Dish with Curved Lip in Aquamarine and White originates from Italy, Circa 1960. Features a subtle composition wi...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Piccolo vaso in vetro di Murano Marcello Furlan made in italy anni 90
Located in Milano, IT
Piccolo vaso in vetro di Murano firmato all'acido Marcello Furlan - 1990
In ottime condizioni
Category
1990s Italian Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 4 Ercole Barovier Rostrato Murano Italian Glass Vase for Barovier & Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Exquisite and unique rare set of 4 vases attributed to Ercole Barovier using the Rostrato glass technique. The set is sold in its entirety and comprises 4 pieces.
Perfume pump:: h 13...
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1950s European Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Murano Black White Italian Art Glass Bunny Rabbit Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black and white spotted Italian art glass bunny rabbit figurine sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Satin Vase Collection By Venini
By Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The transparent coloured glass is handblown and decorated at the base by a sword-shaped foot, applied hot free-hand with the addition of gold leaf. The model is enriched by the cold ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian modern paperweight by V. Nason & C. in transparent Murano glass, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern paperweight by V. Nason & C. in transparent Murano glass, 1990s
Transparent Murano glass sphere-shaped paperweight. Inside the structure you can see a variation in the...
Category
1990s Italian Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Paper
Murano Glass SEGUSO Gold Polveri & Bullicante Sculptural/A Bugne Bowl / Dish
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass SEGUSO Gold Polveri & Bullicante Sculptural/A Bugne Bowl / Dish
We found no chips or cracks. Nice vintage condition.
Color changes appearance depending on the angle--see...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Authentic Antique and Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects for Sale
The collection of antique and vintage Murano glass decorative objects on 1stDibs includes authentic Murano glass vases, bottles, bowls, sculptures and more.
These objects are made of Murano glass, named for the Venetian island of Murano, where glassmaking has been practiced for centuries, using a variety of artisanal processes. The glass is identifiable by its richly layered colors and characteristic gold or silver flecks inside the glass.
Every vintage Murano glass decorative object is unique. Authentic Murano glass often has small imperfections and irregular shapes due to the freeform creation process. This glass introduces dazzling pops of colors and provocative forms to your dining table, and mid-century Murano glass is particularly sought after by today’s collectors.
One of the earliest Venetian glass furnaces is believed to have been established as far back as the 8th century. While Murano glass is traditionally known for being blown glass, there are also Murano glass beads and mosaics, and the art of Venetian glassblowing has seen a range of different techniques evolve over the course of its long history. These techniques include calcedonio, millefiori and more, and enameling and gilding are also practiced at the furnaces. The celebrated filigrana technique is as old as Renaissance-era Italy, with origins in the 16th century.
This striking chandelier was created using the rigadin technique, which involves blowing the glass into a special bronze mold with grooves that leave an imprint on its molten surface, resulting in either decorative swirls or a ribbed effect.
There are many Murano glassmakers who have gained renown all over the world.
Ercole Barovier left an indelible mark on the world of Italian modernist glassmaking, for example — his vibrant use of color and exploration of innovative techniques yielded glass vases, chandeliers and other lighting and decorative objects that stand out in any interior many decades later. Barovier’s manufactory was eventually renamed Barovier & Toso, a name under which the company still operates today.
Archimede Seguso, whose company was later renamed Seguso Vetri D’Arte, redefined a 650-year family history of Murano glass-making with brilliance and novel techniques, elevating him to an exemplar for the maestros of his time as well as for future generations of glassmakers.
Founded in 1921 by Milanese lawyer Paolo Venini and antiques dealer Giacomo Cappellin, Venini & Co. played an important role in pairing forward-thinking modernist designers with skilled glassblowers. In Venini’s early years, the firm was led by visionary art directors Napoleone Martinuzzi and Vittorio Zecchin, and would eventually collaborate with Gio Ponti, Massimo Vignelli and Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala. In 1925, Venini earned the Grand Prix at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts — the design fair that introduced the Art Deco style to the world.
The story of Salviati glass, which supported the revival of Venice’s flagging Murano glass industry in the 19th century, began with Vicenza-born lawyer and entrepreneur Antonio Salviati whose love of Murano glass art and mosaics inspired him to establish his own mosaic and glass manufacturing firm.
Find antique and vintage Murano glass decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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