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Murano Art Glass Green and Amber Fruit Bowl Catchall Italy, Sommerso, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass object in an unusual design and a pretty beautiful green and amber
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass

Sommerso Murano Glass Clover Shape Bowl Catchall Rose Green Clear Colors Seguso
By Seguso, Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Miami, FL
Sommerso Glass Murano Seguso Style Clover shape Bowl, Catchall or Vide Poche encased with 3
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Stunning Green and clear Murano Glass Bowl Centerpiece Vintage, Italy, 1960s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass

Beautiful Lime Green and Clear Murano Glass Bowl Catchall Vintage, Italy, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass

Murano Glass Bowl Catchall Lime Green and Rose Pink Vintage, Italy, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass

Murano Blue Green Sommerso Dimpled Geode Bowl by Galliano Ferro, c.1960s
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Galliano Ferro
Located in London, GB
For sale a Mid-Century Sommerso blue & green Murano dimpled Geode vide poche/catch-all Bowl by
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Mid-Century Murano Glass Bowl, Italy, circa 1960/70
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
coloration in blue and green tones makes this gorgeous designed Murano glass bowl a great eyecatcher. A very
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Murano Glass

Murano Art Glass Sommerso Bowl Catchall Red and Green Vintage, Italy
By Murano 5
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass bowl in a nice green and red color. A highly decorative piece
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass

Murano Sommerso Red and Green Glass Ashtray or Bowl
By Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kastrup, DK
Murano "Sommerso" glass ashtray in red and green colors. Design presumably by Alessandro
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Serving Bowls

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Art Glass

Mid-Century Murano Glass Bowl Amber Colored, Italy, circa 1960/70
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exceptional murano glass bowl out of the famous workshops in Italy from the era around 1960/70
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Murano Glass

Beautiful Pink & Multi Color Murano Glass Bowl Catchall Vintage, Italy, 1980s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass

Cenedese Pair of Lilac & Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowls, Dish or Ashtray
By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Murano glass bowls, serving dishes or ashtrays circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Flavio Poli Seguso Sommerso Murano Art Glass Bowls, Set of Two
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
A set of two Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano glass Sommerso bowls / ashtrays. Italy
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Murano Italian Art Glass Bowl Emerald Green Large Centerpiece circa 1950
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Archimede Seguso
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Emerald Green Large Murano Italian Art Glass Bowl centerpiece circa 1950
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass

Murano Seguso Sommerso Green Art Glass Triangular Bowl / Ashtray
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury Green Murano Glass Bowl // Italian Triangle Sommerso Green Murano Glass Empty Pocket Bowl  
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Alfredo Barbini Murano Sommerso Green Yellow White Art Glass Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching and colorful Murano hand blown green, yellow and white Italian art glass bowl or
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Murano Sommerso Green White Brown Geode Large Art Glass Bowl
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Sommerso opaline green white & brown starry night murano glass round bowl Stunning hand
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Opaline Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Green Yellow Sommerso Faceted Art Glass Bowl
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Faceted Sommerso square murano art glass block bowl. Attributed to Flavio Poli, Italy, 1950s
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Art Glass

Murano Sommerso Aqua Green Art Glass Bowl, Ashtray or Vide-Poche
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful and colorful Aquan green Murano glass bowl with flower shape. Italy, 1960s. It has a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Seguso Murano Sommerso Green Yellow Art Glass Huge Ovoid Centerpiece Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Massive hand blown green, yellow and clear ovoid shaped geode Murano glass art bowl / centerpiece
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Seguso Murano Sommerso Amber Clear Green Organic Art Glass Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Sommerso free form art glass bowl / ashtray, Attributed to Seguso, Italy, 1960s Stunning
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Flavio Poli Murano Green Yellow Sommerso Faceted Art Glass Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Colorful Murano Sommerso Art glass Faceted bowl. Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Italy, 1950s
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Art Glass

Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Art Glass Sommerso Green Amber Bowl
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte pentagon green and amber Murano glass
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Toso Midcentury Green "Sommerso" Murano Glass Italian Decorative Bowl, 1960s
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent heart-shaped green "sommerso" glass Murano glass bowl or ashtray. This amazing item was
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Emerald Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Barbini Murano Sommerso Blue Green Iridescent Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso iridescent blue green Italian art glass folded over
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass

Midcentury Green and Gold "Sommerso Bullicante" Murano Glass Italian Bowl, 1960
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning midcentury green and gold Murano glass bowl or ashtray. This handmade item was produced in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Gold Leaf

Italian Murano Sommerso Bowl Green Yellow Blue Art Glass
By Angelo Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in New York, NY
A substantial Italian Murano 'Sommerso' bowl in light blue, green and yellow art glass hues
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Murano Glass, Art Glass

Large Murano Green Glass Sommerso Bowl Flavio Poli, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Large Murano Green Glass Sommerso Bowl Flavio Poli, Italy, 1970s. Attributed to Flavio Poli. With
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Murano Glass

Seguso Murano Sommerso Blue Green Italian Art Glass Lotus Flower Bowl Dish
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green and blue glass Italian art glass Lotus flower
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass

Murano Vintage Sommerso Blue Green Italian Art Glass Flower Shaped Bowl Ashtray
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso blue green Italian art glass flower shape bowl
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Seguso Murano Sommerso Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flat Catchall Bowl
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green and gold flecks Italian art glass circular bowl
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Gold Leaf

Murano Gold Flecks Green Sommerso Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl Flower Vase
By Barovier&Toso, Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green and gold flecks
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Gold Leaf

Large Italian Alexandrite and Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass bowl
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage decorative Murano bowl/ashtray in green and blue “Sommerso” glass
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage decorative Murano bowl/ashtray in green and blue “Sommerso” glass with included bubbles
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Green Murano Sommerso Glass Bowl Signed by Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1960s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic mouth-blown Midcentury bowl or vide-poche or ashtray in a stunning Murano aqua green
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Flavio Poli Murano Sommerso Turquoise and Green Glass Bowl / Ashtray Vintage
By Flavio Poli
Located in North Miami, FL
This large chunky vintage Italian Murano glass bowl by Flavio Poli is layers of luscious sommerso
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls

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Blown Glass

Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Green Gold Sommerso Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Archimede Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano handblown Sommerso green, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Bowls

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Gold Leaf

Vintage Heavy "Sommerso" Murano Bowl/Paperweight, Green and Orange Glass, Poli
By Archimede Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Universally regarded as one of the most prolific and capable designers of Murano glass vases and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass

Seguso Murano Sommerso Green Italian Art Glass Sculptural Seashell Dishes, Salts
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful set of three vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green Italian art glass sculptural
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass

Midcentury Modern Murano Green and Amber Sommerso Art Glass Bowl 1960s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Midcentury Modern Murano Green and Amber Sommerso Art Glass Bowl 1960s A heavy Murano sommerso
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl Dish, Ashtray
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage Triangular Murano Accent Bowl in Red, Green and Yellow "Sommerso" Glass
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
"Sommerso" glass, in shades of green, red and yellow, it has a triangular shape, often seen on Murano bowls
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass

Vintage Triangular Murano Accent Bowl in Red, Green and Yellow "Sommerso" Glass
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
. Made in "Sommerso" glass, in shades of green, red and yellow, it has a triangular shape, often seen on
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass

Large Italian Alexandrite and Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass bowl
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Large Murano Art Glass Sommerso Bowl Catchall Green and Yellow Vintage, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass bowl in a nice green and yellow color. A highly decorative piece
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass

Murano Art Glass Lime Green and Clear Bowl Catchall Italy, Sommerso, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass object in an unusual design and a pretty beautiful lime green and
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass

Cenedese Murano Blue Yellow Sommerso Art Glass Round Centerpiece Bowl
By Gino Cenedese, Cenedese
Located in Barcelona, ES
Extra Large (4,7 kg ) Murano Sommerso Centerpiece Bowl, neon yellow-green and cobalt blue glass
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Murano Glass, Sommerso, Art Glass, Glass

Exceptional murano glass geode sommerso by flavio poli 1960 Italian glass bowl
By Flavio Poli
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous large Italian sommerso geode bowl by Flavio Poli Amazing rare large piece that weighs
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Murano Glass, Sommerso

Murano Art Glass Green and Clear Bowl Catchall Italy, Sommerso, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass object in an unusual design and a pretty beautiful green and clear
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass

Murano Sommerso Uranium Yellow Blue Green Italian Art Glass Bird Duckling Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Cenedese
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso glowing Uranium yellow over blue Italian art glass
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass

Mid-Century Modern Venini Sommerso Big Murano Glass Bowl, Italy 1960
By Paolo Venini
Located in Catania, IT
Amazing bowl in submerged Murano glass in various shades of green that make it unique and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass

Alfredo Barbini Murano Sommerso Green Orange Ribbed Italian Art Glass Bowl Dish
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green and orange Italian art glass round bowl / vide
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass

Flavio Poli Sommerso Turquoise Blue Yellow Diamond Faceted Murano Art Glass Bowl
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
bowl, vide-poche or ashtray or to display it in a set with other Murano glass bowls creating a colorful
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Murano Sommerso Orange Glowing Uranium Yellow Italian Art Glass Cigar Ashtray
By Cenedese
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso yellow and orange stripe Italian art glass rock
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass, Glass, Uranium Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Murano Sommerso Blue Gold Flecks Butterfly Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso blue, with hints of green, Italian art glass bowl with
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Gold Leaf

Murano Art Glass Lime Green and Clear Bowl Catchall Italy, Sommerso, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass object in an unusual design and a pretty beautiful lime green and
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass

Vintage Green Gold Flecked Sommerso Glass Bonbonnière / Bowl by Venini, Italy
By Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s. This tiny bonbonniere is made in sommerso Murano glass, with gold flakes and
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Gold Leaf

Murano Sommerso Green/Brown/Yellow Bowl by Mandruzzato, 1970
By Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Gorgeous Murano Sommerso glass bowl, in absolutely excellent condition: no scratches, no loss
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass

Murano Sommerso Smoke Brown Star Shaped Art Glass Bowl with Silver Flecks
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano smoked and clear Sommerso star shape glass bowl with silver flecks, Italy, 1950s. Amazing 5
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Silver Leaf

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Murano Glass Bowls Green Sommerso For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal murano glass bowls green sommerso for your home. Frequently made of glass, art glass and murano glass, every murano glass bowls green sommerso was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer murano glass bowls green sommerso, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A murano glass bowls green sommerso is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made murano glass bowls green sommerso has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Cenedese, Alfredo Barbini and Flavio Poli are consistently popular.

How Much is a Murano Glass Bowls Green Sommerso?

Prices for a murano glass bowls green sommerso start at $145 and top out at $6,798 with the average selling for $650.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

Finding the Right decorative-bowls for You

Vintage, new and antique decorative bowls have been an important part of the home for centuries, although their uses have changed over the years. While functional examples of bowls date back thousands of years, ornamental design on bowls as well as baskets likewise has a rich heritage, from the carved bowls of the Maya to the plaited river-cane baskets of Indigenous people in the Southeast United States.

Decorative objects continue to bring character and art into a space. An outdoor gathering can become a sophisticated garden party with the addition of a few natural-fiber baskets to hold blankets or fruit on a table, as demonstrated in the interior design work by firms such as Alexander Design.

Elsewhere, Richard Haining’s reclaimed wood vases and bowls can express eco-consciousness. Sculptural handmade cast concrete bowls like those made by the Oakland, California–based UMÉ Studio introduce compelling textures to your dining room table.

Minimalist ceramic decorative bowls of varying colors can evoke a feeling of human connectedness through their association with handmade craftsmanship, such as in the rooms envisioned by South African interior designer Kelly Hoppen. And you can elevate any space with ceramic bowls that match the color scheme.

Browse the 1stDibs collection of decorative bowls and explore the endless options available.