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What are the characteristics of Murano glass?

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What are the characteristics of Murano glass?
Murano glass, from the Venetian island of Murano, is world-renowned for excellent craftsmanship and a wide variety of colors and decorations. The glassmakers of Murano use methods honed over centuries to create rich colors and designs by mixing different minerals during the process. Many examples contain gold and silver flecks inside the glass. You’ll find a collection of authentic Murano glass from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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Formia 1990s Vintage Italian Green Murano Glass Cactus Plant with White Flower
By Formia Murano
Located in New York, NY
1990 Italian highly collectible glass cactus plant of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, signed Formia, with modern Minimalist design, in a lifelike organic Modernist shape in overlaid moss green Murano glass highlighted with prickles in relief, and decorated with a white glass flower...
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1990s Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens

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Gold

1990s Vintage Italian Vivid Green Murano Glass Small Cactus Plant in Gold Pot
By Formia Murano
Located in New York, NY
1990s Italian highly collectible Venetian glass cactus of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, with modern Minimalist design blown by Formia, in a lifelike organic modern...
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1990s Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens

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Gold

Signed 3 Italian Vintage Gold Amber Red Murano Glass Christmas Tree Sculptures
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, Formia Murano, Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
A stunning mid-20th century Italian decorative set of three vintage Venetian Murano glass trees, featuring an organic, sleek, and modern design. This unique collection includes: One ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Gold

Formia Italian Vintage Amber Gold Crystal Murano Glass Christmas Tree Sculpture
By Formia Murano
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Italian design Murano glass tree of sleek, organic modern shape, vintage creation by the renowned Venetian company Formia. This signed, individually mouth-blown, and...
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Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Gold

Elegant Pair of Murano Glass Catch-Alls in Shell Shape with Gold Detailing, 1970
By Formia Murano
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
This exceptional pair of Murano glass catch-alls, crafted by the prestigious Formia, beautifully reflects the timeless elegance of Venetian craftsmanship from the 1970s. Shaped in th...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

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Gold, Gold Leaf

Formia 1980s Modern Italian Comic Ivory Glass Head Sculpture with Red Lips
By Formia Murano
Located in New York, NY
One 1980s, modernist dynamic, comic mouth blown head sculpture in colored Murano glass, in ivory milk white, the face with blue eyes and red lips. This production has been very limit...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

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