$11,364
H 3.98 in W 10.12 in D 5.52 in
Ercole Barovier (attributed) Murano Glass Tortoise Figurine Italy, circa 1930s
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Fascinating, almost antique, piece of Venetian Murano glass attributed to Ercole Barovier, circa
Murano Glass
$1,492Sale Price|57% Off
H 7.29 in W 10.63 in D 5.52 in
Iridescent Bowl with figurine in Figurehead Position, Ercole Barovier, 1930
By Vetreria Artistica Barovier & C., Ercole Barovier
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
attribution to Ercole Barovier is indirect as comes from the same lot of the other Ercole Barovier pieces
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$300Sale Price|25% Off
H 4.25 in W 2.25 in D 3 in
Barovier Toso Murano Clear Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. I have owned several with labels before (this one is
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$300Sale Price|25% Off
H 4 in W 2.5 in D 3.25 in
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. I have owned several with labels before (this one is
Gold Leaf
$338Sale Price|24% Off
H 4.5 in W 2.5 in D 3.5 in
Barovier Toso Murano Teal Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
little bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. I have owned many of hem with labels
Gold Leaf
$375Sale Price|25% Off
H 3.07 in W 2 in D 4.25 in
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Blue Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Bird Figurine
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Italian art glass baby bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. The bird is
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$1,800 / set
H 8.38 in Dm 3.13 in
Murano Pink White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Man Woman Figurines Sculptures
By Fratelli Toso, Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
matching pair of woman and man figurines / sculptures. Created in the manner of the Barovier e Toso and the
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Barovier Figurine
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Princeton, NJ
Elegant "Contadina" (peasant woman) pasta glass figurine attributed to the early work of Ercole
Glass
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H 3 in W 3 in D 5 in
Ercole Barovier Toso Efeso Murano Glass Bird Dove Pigeon Figurine Sculpture Blue
By Barovier&Toso, Barovier, Ercole Barovier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare and unusual art glass bird sculpture or paperweight designed by Ercole Barovier for the
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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H 10.63 in W 5.52 in D 4.34 in
Ercole Barovier Murano, Two Polychrome Figurine, Lattimo Color Gold Leaf, 1930s
By Ercole Barovier, Vetreria Artistica Barovier & C.
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Two well executed Contadine from Ercole Barovier. The design of the figure is stylized
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H 10.63 in W 5.52 in D 4.34 in
Two Polychrome Figurine, Lattimo Color and Gold, Murano in the Style of Barovier
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Two well executed Contadine in the style of Ercole Barovier. These are two countrywoman
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H 5.75 in W 2.25 in D 3.5 in
Barovier Toso Murano Signed Italian Art Glass Toucan Bird Sculpture Figurine
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
toucan bird figurine / paperweight. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company, in the "Efeso" or
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
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H 3 in W 2 in D 4.5 in
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Purple Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
/ canary bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. The bird has a controlled bubble
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
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H 5.5 in W 5 in D 3 in
Barovier Toso Murano Opalescent Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Figurines Sculptures
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
figures. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company, circa 1970s. Last photo shows three different labels
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Glass
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H 4.13 in W 2.13 in D 3 in
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. The bird is made with the controlled bubble
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H 3.63 in W 2 in D 3.25 in
Barovier Toso Murano Blue Yellow Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
baby bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. The bird is made with the controlled
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H 3.07 in W 2 in D 4.25 in
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Pink Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Bird Figurine
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
glass baby bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. The bird is made with
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Ercole Barovier Figurine, Italy, 1934
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Belgium, BE
Early glass figurine designed by Ercole Barovier, Murano, Italy, 1934.
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.25 in W 5.25 in D 6 in
Seguso Murano Sommerso Red Orange Italian Art Glass Regal Kitty Cat Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red orange and golden yellow honey color Italian art glass standing kitty cat sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Segus...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.5 in W 5.63 in D 11 in
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Blue Red Italian Art Glass Seals Sculpture
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli, Cenedese
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red and blue / purple “Alexandrite” Italian art glass mom seal and pup sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, r...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$2,153
H 6.3 in W 5.32 in D 2.37 in
Ermanno Nason Vintage Mid-Century Italian Murano Pink Glass Koi Fish Sculpture
By Cenedese, Ermanno Nason
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning, rare and vintage midcentury centrepiece glass sculpture by Ermanno Nason (1928-2014) for Cenedese of Murano, Venice, Italy. An absolutely stunning piece of Mid-Century Mura...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,750
H 12 in W 4.63 in D 7.75 in
Murano Large Pink Bubbles Bunny Rabbit Gold Leaf Egg Italian Art Glass Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very large, vintage Murano hand blown pink bubbles and golden egg Italian art glass Easter Bunny rabbit sculpture. The rabbit is very nicely detailed with a cute face, ...
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$650
H 9 in W 2.75 in D 6.5 in
Murano Sommerso Orange Blue Italian Art Glass Australia Kangaroo Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini, Archimede Seguso, Cenedese
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso light blue over orange Italian art glass kangaroo sculpture. The piece is attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. Similars have also been...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Murano Glass Birds by Alfredo Barbini / VAMSA
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Milan, IT
Set of three Murano glass birds. Two of them designed by Alfredo Barbini for VAMSA. Original sticker on the young sparrow.
Murano Glass
$1,064
H 11.34 in W 6.03 in D 4.14 in
Large Fenicio Art Glass Fish Sculpture by Franco Bottaro, Murano, 1981
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A large and captivating "Fenicio" art glass fish sculpture designed by Franco Bottaro for Mario Sanzogno Murano, dating to 1981. This exquisite piece exemplifies Murano glass artistr...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
$766
H 7.88 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Duckling Bird Sculpture in Turquoise and Gold Murano glass, Italy in stock
By Formia Murano
Located in Venezia, IT
Duckling Sculpture in Turquoise and Gold Murano glass , Italy in stock Dimensions: L 14 cm x H 20 cm x D 14 cm ( L 5.5" x H 7.8" x D 5.5") We recently came across the untouched inv...
Murano Glass
$756Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.83 in W 13.39 in D 3.94 in
Large Scale Vintage Murano Glass Duck Bird Figurine Sculpture Dino Martens
By Barovier, Venini, Dino Martens, Seguso, Fratelli Toso
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is a large, massive duck sculpture from the 1950s made in the Sommerso and mezza filigrana technique. It is a decorative piece and was likely designed by Dino Martens for Fratel...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Sommerso Gold Flecks Italian Large Art Glass Fish Figurine
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Verviers, BE
Murano Sommerso gold flecks Italian Large art glass fish figurine Beautiful Murano hand blown Sommerso and gold flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture. The piece is profusely cover...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$1,795
H 7.88 in W 3.35 in D 3.35 in
Sculpture Bird Archimede Seguso Green and Gold Dust 1940 Original Label
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture bird Archimede Seguso green and gold dust 1940 original label.
Murano Glass
$1,995
H 8.5 in W 3 in D 13 in
Mid-Century Murano Art Glass Stylized Coy Fish Sculpture with Cascading Bubbles
By Barovier
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large stylized art glass fish sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Murano Italy and dating to approximately 1965 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern...
Art Glass
Duck in Flight Art Glass Sculpture by Murano Glass
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in San Diego, CA
Majestic duck in flight art glass sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1990s. The beautiful piece is clear glass with black sommerso in the body of the duck; really cool and realistic pi...
Murano Glass
$3,750Sale Price|25% Off
H 4.5 in W 3.25 in D 12.5 in
Venini 1930s Tyra Lundgren Murano Iridescent Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
By Venini, Tyra Lundgren Carolina
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Very rare and large, antique Murano hand blown "A Fasce" striped Italian art glass fish with iridescent surface sculpture. Documented to Tyra Lundgren circa 1935-1936, fully signed "...
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass
$638Sale Price|24% Off
H 9.63 in W 3.38 in D 5.63 in
Dino Martens Murano Sommerso Orange White Fins Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
By Aureliano Toso, Dino Martens
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso bright orange Italian art glass fish on base sculpture. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso, circa 1950s. Published in...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Ribbon
$600Sale Price|20% Off
H 5.5 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Seguso Vetri D'Arte Murano Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Duck Bird Figure
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red, and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine. Attributed to the Seguso Vetri D'Arte workshop. A drawing of a similar figure ...
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