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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 Murano Glass Sommerso, Seguso
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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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage Murano Green and colorless art glass Large Centerpiece Bowl 1960 Italy
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Antwerpen, BE
art glass. Featuring a striking emerald green hue blended with colorless glass, this large bowl
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Bowl, Green/ Clear Tones - Italy ca. 1960
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful, large modern Murano glass bowl out of the world renown workshops in Venetia/ Italy
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Murano Glass

1960s Italian Art Glass Murano Blue Green Bowl
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Blue Green Murano sculptural bowl narrow base Sculptural Italian art glass 10.5 w x 3.5 h x 7.75D
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art 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

Murano Sommerso Triple Cased Green Swirl White Beige Gold Dust Glass Bowl Italy
By Seguso, Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano triple cased white, beige, green swirl & gold dust blown glass
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Gold

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

Materials

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

Materials

Art 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

Two Murano Flavio Poli Seguso Sommerso Faceted Glass Bowls
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
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

Materials

Art 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

Seguso Murano Sommerso Green Triangular Art Glass Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Glass Bowl // Italian Triangle Sommerso Green Murano Glass Empty Pocket Bowl  
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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

Cenedese Pair of Lilac & Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowls, Dish or Ashtray
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
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

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

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

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Flavio Poli Murano Green Yellow Sommerso Faceted Art Glass Bowl
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
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

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

Alfredo Barbini Murano Biomorphic 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, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

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 Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
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, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

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

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, Murano Glass, Art Glass

Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Lime Green Purple White Sommerso Geode Art Glass Bowl
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Barcelona, ES
Green, White and Purple 5 layered Murano Glass Sommerso Geode Bowl, Italy, 1960s. Hand blown Murano
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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

Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Emerald Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl
By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
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

Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Green White Taupe Sommerso Geode Art Glass Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Emerald Green, White and Taupe 5 layered Murano Glass Sommerso Geode Bowl, Italy, 1960s. Hand blown
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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

Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Green Yellow Sommerso Diamond Faceted Art Glass Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Sommerso faceted Murano glass bowl or ashtray in green and yellow double cased glass
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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

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

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 pieces available as shown). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Gold Leaf

Seguso Murano Sommerso Blue Green Italian Art Glass Lotus Flower Bowl Dish
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
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

Seguso Murano Sommerso Lime Green Blue Silver Fleck Art Glass Large Bowl
By Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching hand blown Opaline lime green and turquoise blue Murano glass centerpiece bowl or
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Silver Leaf

Sculptural Murano Sommerso Green & Amber Glass Bowl / Ashtray, Italy, c.1960
By Flavio Poli
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Sculptural Murano Sommerso Green Glass Bowl / Ashtray, Italy, c.1960.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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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

Vintage decorative Murano bowl/ashtray in green and blue “Sommerso” glass
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
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

Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Green Gold Sommerso Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Archimede Seguso, Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
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

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

Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl Dish, Ashtray
By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
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

Green and Amber Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl by F. Poli, Italy, 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century bowl or ashtray in Murano "sommerso" green, orange and clear glass. Designed
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

1970s Translucent Turquoise, Green and Amber Sommerso Murano Glass Cube Bowl
Located in London, GB
original Sommerso Murano Glass cube dish/ candy bowl. Made on the Island of Murano in Venice Italy this
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Murano Glass

Green and yellow sommerso empty pocket by seguso, murano glass, italy, 1970
By Seguso
Located in BARCELONA, ES
seguso in murano in the 1970s. Handcrafted glass using the sommerso technique (superposition of layers of
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Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Bowls

Materials

Crystal

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, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Sommerso Smoke Brown Art Glass Star Bowl, 1950s
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

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

Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Glass Bowl 1960s
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Glass Bowl 1960s Item e7099 An asymetric Murano sommerso art
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Cenedese Murano Blue Yellow Sommerso Large Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
By Cenedese, Gino Cenedese
Located in Barcelona, ES
Extra Large (4,7 kg ) Murano Sommerso Round Centerpiece Bowl, Neon Yellow-Green and Cobalt Blue
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

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

Vintage Ashtray in Green Sommerso Murano Glass, Coffee Table Accent, Collectible
Located in Milano, IT
bowl is a perfect example of how attractive massive Murano glass can be. Made in "Sommerso" glass in
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Vintage 1960s Glass

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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

1970s Modern Green and Blue Sommerso Faceted Murano Glass Bowl Ashtray by Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A faceted yellow green and blue murano glass ashtray designed and manufactured in Venice by Seguso
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass

1970s Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Green and Brown Murano Glass Bowl by Seguso
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Aci Castello, IT
The 1970s Murano Glass Bowl by Seguso is a stunning example of Italian glassmaking artistry and the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Murano 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 Glass Sommerso Bowl Green Amber Barbini attributed c.1960s Italy
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vibrant mid-century Murano glass bowl, attributed to Alfredo Barbini. Handcrafted using the
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Murano "Sommerso" Glass for Coffee table , Bookcase , Shelf
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
how attractive massive Murano glass can be. Made in "Sommerso" glass, in shades of green, red and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass

Murano Glass Sommerso Bowl in Style of Seguso, Glows in UV
By Seguso, Flavio Poli, Venini
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vetri D'Arte was made in sommerso technique of blue glass with controlled bubble effect, known as 'a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Decorative Bowls

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Gold

Murano Sommerso Uranium Yellow Blue Green Italian Art Glass Bird Duckling Bowl
By Cenedese, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
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

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

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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 celebrated 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.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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 Bowls-baskets for You

As decorative objects in your space, antique, new and vintage bowls and baskets make for a versatile addition to any corner of your living room, dining room or the console table in your foyer or entryway. Whether they’re positioned as a focal point for the family dining table or an accent on the shelving in your home office, or perhaps you’re just endeavoring to add minimalist ceramics throughout your home, an alluring art-glass centerpiece bowl or antique rustic fisherman’s basket is an easy way to elevate high-trafficked areas of your apartment or house.

Aside from the obvious functionality that a decorative bowl or basket brings to your kitchen, displaying such items behind the glass doors of a vintage storage cabinet or on your open kitchen shelving allows you to add a touch of personality and flair to the space, particularly if you’re accustomed to serving cocktails while you cook or if the kitchen is a common area for gathering and unpacking the events of the day.

As your bookcase is so much more than a place to, well, store books, adding a decorative bowl or basket — a mid-century modern work or an Art Nouveau–-era piece designed by French art-glass makers Daum — to the space where you keep your art monographs and coveted first editions can draw attention to your treasured library.

For the tranquil California coastal-style interiors you’ve worked so hard to create, fill a hand-carved wooden bowl on your console table with glass fishing floats or seashells, while a tall woven vessel by your front door can be populated with leafy green plants.

For anywhere and everywhere in your home, find a wide variety of antique or modern decorative baskets and bowls on 1stDibs today.