Pontil Mark

The underside of the dish likely shows a pontil mark, which is a sign that the piece was hand-blown and detached from a glass-blowing apparatus.

We have never seen anything like these, each plate weighs over 2 pounds (2 lb 2.3 oz.) Ground pontil mark to center, and they ring true and long like crystal but we are unsure of wha...

The rigaree has a gold finish and (what appears to be) an applied crusty green patina in parts. Having polished pontil marks to the bases of both. Simply a wonderful pair of vase...

Model no. 4402. With a polished pontil mark to the base. Simply a wonderful piece of Venini glass!

The stem leads to a conical foot having a polished out pontil mark to the underside. There are no chips, cracks or any evidence of restoration.

The stem leads to a conical foot having a rough snapped off pontil mark to the underside. There are no chips, cracks or any evidence of restoration.

The masterful hand-blown craftsmanship is evident along the underside of the heavy base, which features a characteristic ground pontil mark—a classic hallmark of traditional Murano g...

The hand-crafted large conical shaped vase stands on a narrow flat polished base with a central polished pontil mark with a tall, graduated body and wide round opening with solid ear...

With a trumpet form top above a suppressed, ribbed knob at its base, and supported by a disc foot. Rough pontil mark to the underside. Simply a wonderful piece of Venetian gla...

The tumbler is a central European Historicism Period reproduction of a Middle Ages 'Waldglas Becher', having a flared lip, folded foot, and pushed up pontil mark. The circumferen...

The dish is unsigned, with small pontil mark underneath. Measures: 4 1/4" x 4" x 2 1/4" high.

The heavily made hand blown art glass vase stands on four section flat cut foot arranged around a central polished and recessed pontil mark. The body of the vase is of slightly conic...

The vase is signed by the artist on the bottom near the pontil mark. Provenance: the vase was acquired from an estate of a collector of 20th century American and international art ...

The color is made up of tiny little dots of color, and you can see some stray blue and pink dots within the glass as well. Has a point pontil mark underneath. Would make a great disp...

The base retains its unpolished pontil mark, further affirming its studio-blown origins.

In clear glass with captured bubbles, gold foil inclusions, applied rope twist handles to the sides, and a polished pontil mark to the base. Simply a wonderful Barovier flower vase!

It is polished with a pontil mark in the middle. Measures: 6 1/2" tall x 5 1/2" wide.    

The bottle remains in excellent condition, with no damage, and has a distinctive pontil mark on the underside, a hallmark of its handblown origins.

This striking piece has a polished pontil mark and has an acid etched VENINI MURANO ITALIA mark to the base as used at Venini until the mid-1960’s.

The base is polished flat, with circular pontil mark in the center. Measures: 8" tall x 6" wide at the base.

It is fully signed with the "Venini Murano Italia" 3 line acid etched mark underneath, and inside the circular concave pontil mark.

The base has a star polished pontil mark. Simply a rare and wonderful form!

The bowl has a central polished pontil mark and is not marked. A wonderful display piece from this iconic designer and a hard-to-find piece.

The vase has a polished pontil mark to the base and is engraved Massimo Micheluzzi MURANO to the base and is dated 2008.

The candlestick has a snapped pontil mark to the base and is not marked. A wonderful decorative piece for the collector.

A ruffled rim with light traces of gilded edging. Distinct Pontil marks on the underside of the base, made by the rod which is used by the artisans to hold the glass during shaping.

The smallest stopper retains a raised pontil mark from production, indicating hand finishing, while all stoppers are properly ground and fitted.

A classic shape with alternating facets to the body of the glasses, a pedestal base and weighted bottoms, some showing small bubbles and pontil marks distinctive to hand blown glass....

The vase is signed and dated by the artist on the bottom near the pontil mark. Provenance: the vase was acquired from an estate of a collector of 20th century American and internati...

The vase is signed and dated by the artist on the bottom near the pontil mark. Provenance: the vase was acquired from an estate of a collector of 20th century American and internati...

This rare, large example stands on a domed, flared foot with a snapped-off pontil mark on the underside from where it was blown.

You can see it on the close up photos of the corners. It has a pontil mark as well as a polished base underneath.

With a silver plate mount, a beveled glass insert top, and with a mold blown and cut body with a faceted star-cut pontil mark to its base. Simply a wonderful Deco period box for t...

The stem leads to a good wide conical folded foot having a rough snapped off pontil mark to the underside. There are no chips, cracks or any evidence of restoration.

The stem leads to a good wide conical folded foot having a rough snapped off pontil mark to the underside. Dimensions in Inches: Bowl diameter: 2.38 Foot diameter: 2.82 H...

The stem leads to a conical foot having a snapped off pontil mark to the underside, which has been ground smooth.

On the bottom, a smooth, circular ground pontil mark can be seen right in the center, which confirms that it was individually crafted by a glassblower using a blowpipe rather than ma...

The underside features a ground, polished pontil mark, underscoring its hand-made, authentic Murano origin.

The vase has a polished pontil mark and is not signed. Lavender pieces are uncommon and for a similar piece please see Lot 106, Unity in Variety: The David Bonsall Collection of Dec...

A clear glass bottom pedestal or foot with rich gold aventurine and pontil mark are visible underneath and testify as to the handmade nature of this exceptional art glass vase.

The base exhibits a pronounced pontil mark and an applied ring at the neck, typical of the period's bottle-making style.

The stem leads to a good very wide conical foot having a rough snapped off pontil mark to the underside. There are no chips, cracks or any evidence of restoration.

Beautifully polished pontil mark on the base.

The underside retains an unpolished pontil mark together with two original stickers, including a numerical inventory label.

Its surface is characterized by the exceptional clarity and high-quality silica typical of authentic Murano production, often displaying small, artisanal air bubbles or a distinct po...

The thickness of the glass and the visible pontil mark underneath further attest to its handblown manufacture.

The natural variations in glass thickness, tiny trapped air bubbles, and hand-finished pontil marks reflect the high-end, organic quality typical of mid-century glasswork.

With an old antiquarians label and broken pontil mark to the base. Simply a wonderful Old English paperweight!

The stem leads to a good conical foot having a rough snapped off pontil mark to the underside. There are no chips, cracks or any evidence of restoration.

It sits on a thick solid stem which leads to a good wide conical foot having a rough snapped-off pontil mark to the underside. There are no chips, cracks or any evidence of restorat...

The predominant colours are red, green, blue and white colour combination gives excellent contrast producing a very distinctive weight. The pontil mark to the base has been ground d...

The predominant red, green and white colour combination gives excellent contrast producing a very distinctive weight. The pontil mark to the base has been ground down giving a some...

-A pontil mark on a Murano glass piece may be visible or not, and may be smooth, rough, raised, indented, or some combination of these.

The two complementary tones, one in a soft aqua blue and the other in a subtle amber, highlight the natural variations typical of handcrafted Biot glass. The visible pontil marks on...

The underside features a polished pontil mark, confirming its authentic artisanal origin.

The base retains its original pontil mark, with the surrounding area partially polished, consistent with traditional blown glass finishing techniques.

This exquisite venetian art glass bowl is marked on the bottom with a 6 prong pontil mark attesting to the significant age and quality of this piece.

There are no other chips, cracks, or repairs noted. With a pontil mark to the chest and elbows of each horse from the making.

Condition Details: There is a pontil mark from the making to the back of her neck, to the ends of some vines and flowers, and to the center underside of the base.

The stem leads to a good very wide conical foot having a rough snapped off pontil mark to the underside. There are no chips, cracks or any evidence of restoration.