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Christian Dior Home Tortoiseshell Glass Barware Pitcher and Decanter, circa 1960
Christian Dior Home Tortoiseshell Glass Barware Pitcher and Decanter, circa 1960

Christian Dior Home Tortoiseshell Glass Barware Pitcher and Decanter, circa 1960

By Empoli, Dior Home, Christian Dior

Located in Atlanta, GA

This exclusive colorway was developed specifically for Dior, making the set not only visually arresting but historically significant. The polished pontil marks on the underside affir...

Category

Vintage 1960s French Modern Barware

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Antique European “Case Gin” Bottle
Antique European “Case Gin” Bottle

Antique European “Case Gin” Bottle

Located in San Francisco, CA

The bottle’s mold-formed underside with a lack of a pontil mark points to a glass blowing innovation that first appeared around 1855.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Bottles

Materials

Blown Glass

Georgian Wine Glass Handblown Cotton Twist Stem with central knop, Circa 1765
Georgian Wine Glass Handblown Cotton Twist Stem with central knop, Circa 1765

Georgian Wine Glass Handblown Cotton Twist Stem with central knop, Circa 1765

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

The stem leads to a good wide conical foot having a rough snapped off pontil mark to the underside. Cordial glasses are rarer than wine glasses and single series twist stems are ear...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Glass

Materials

Glass

Blown Glass Decorative Pitcher Vase by Verrerie de Bendor, France circa 1960
Blown Glass Decorative Pitcher Vase by Verrerie de Bendor, France circa 1960

Blown Glass Decorative Pitcher Vase by Verrerie de Bendor, France circa 1960

By Travail Francais

Located in Atlanta, GA

The light gray-green color darkens toward the base, creating a deep ombre. A polished pontil mark is visible on the bottom. The pitcher still has its original designer's sticker on t...

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Decorative Glass Bowl in Smoky Colours, Mikko Merikallio, Studio Merikallio 1981
Decorative Glass Bowl in Smoky Colours, Mikko Merikallio, Studio Merikallio 1981

Decorative Glass Bowl in Smoky Colours, Mikko Merikallio, Studio Merikallio 1981

Located in Helsinki, FI

Characteristic studio features such as air bubbles, variations in thickness, and visible pontil marks are integral to his aesthetic. Merikallio held his first major exhibition at the...

Category

Vintage 1980s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage British Studio Art Glass Bowl by Pauline Solven
Vintage British Studio Art Glass Bowl by Pauline Solven

Vintage British Studio Art Glass Bowl by Pauline Solven

By Pauline Solven

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

The bowl is signed by the artist on the bottom near the pontil mark; it is not dated. Born in Great Britain in 1943, Solven studied glass at the Royal College of Art, London, in 196...

Category

Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Murano Glass Bowl by Seguso, Cased Glass with Bullicante, Italy, 1960s
Murano Glass Bowl by Seguso, Cased Glass with Bullicante, Italy, 1960s

Murano Glass Bowl by Seguso, Cased Glass with Bullicante, Italy, 1960s

By Seguso

Located in Warrenton, OR

-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.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Sculptural Trinket Bowl w/Gold Leaf, Italy
Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Sculptural Trinket Bowl w/Gold Leaf, Italy

Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Sculptural Trinket Bowl w/Gold Leaf, Italy

By Archimede Seguso

Located in Warrenton, OR

-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.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

8" Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Silver Leaf Bird Sculpture, Italy
8" Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Silver Leaf Bird Sculpture, Italy

8" Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Silver Leaf Bird Sculpture, Italy

By Atelier Oball

Located in Warrenton, OR

-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.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Silver Leaf

CLEARANCE - Large Murano Glass Bowl with Aventurine by Fratelli Toso, Italy
CLEARANCE - Large Murano Glass Bowl with Aventurine by Fratelli Toso, Italy

CLEARANCE - Large Murano Glass Bowl with Aventurine by Fratelli Toso, Italy

By Fratelli Toso

Located in Warrenton, OR

-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.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Copper

Vintage Gold Flecked Glass Bowl After Murano
Vintage Gold Flecked Glass Bowl After Murano

Vintage Gold Flecked Glass Bowl After Murano

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The bowl narrows gracefully to a compact, slightly flared foot at its base, where a visible pontil mark confirms hand-blown, hand-finished construction and authenticates its artisana...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass

Set of Three Murano Glass Vases in the Style of Gio Ponti, Italy, 1970s
Set of Three Murano Glass Vases in the Style of Gio Ponti, Italy, 1970s

Set of Three Murano Glass Vases in the Style of Gio Ponti, Italy, 1970s

By Gio Ponti

Located in Brescia, Brescia

A particularly compelling detail is found in the underside: the bases retain a clearly visible swirling pontil mark, captured in the photographs. This vortex-like formation—created a...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Nick Del Matto Vase, Early American Studio Glass Movement
Nick Del Matto Vase, Early American Studio Glass Movement

Nick Del Matto Vase, Early American Studio Glass Movement

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

The vase is signed and dated on the bottom next to pontil mark, Nick Del Matto 1978. Statuesque, decorative vase, an excellent example of early American studio art glass movement wi...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

8.5 Inch Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Fish Sculpture, Licio Zanetti or Seguso
8.5 Inch Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Fish Sculpture, Licio Zanetti or Seguso

8.5 Inch Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Fish Sculpture, Licio Zanetti or Seguso

By Licio Zanetti

Located in Warrenton, OR

-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.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass

Beilby Enamelled Opaque Twist Wine Glass Circa 1765 Painted Peacock Peahen Gilt
Beilby Enamelled Opaque Twist Wine Glass Circa 1765 Painted Peacock Peahen Gilt

Beilby Enamelled Opaque Twist Wine Glass Circa 1765 Painted Peacock Peahen Gilt

By English School

Located in Palm Beach, FL

The generous ogee bowl enamelled in the finest white with a peacock and a peahen, each perched on turquoise rococo scrolls with blooming flowers and flying insects or bees opposite e...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Glass

Materials

Enamel, Gold Leaf

Pair of Murano Glass Vases in the Style of Gio Ponti, Italy, 1970s
Pair of Murano Glass Vases in the Style of Gio Ponti, Italy, 1970s

Pair of Murano Glass Vases in the Style of Gio Ponti, Italy, 1970s

By Gio Ponti

Located in Brescia, Brescia

A particularly compelling detail is found in the underside: as documented in the photographs, both bases retain a pronounced swirling pontil mark. This vortex-like trace—created duri...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Late 19th Century Persian Qajar Dynasty Glass Hookah Base
Late 19th Century Persian Qajar Dynasty Glass Hookah Base

Late 19th Century Persian Qajar Dynasty Glass Hookah Base

Located in San Francisco, CA

The rough, unpolished surface visible on the inside of the bottom base shows the pontil mark and typical texture of traditional mid-to-late 19th-century or early 20th-century glass m...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Bottles

Materials

Glass, Paint

Robert Levin Studio Glass Blue & Silver Bud Vase, 1992
Robert Levin Studio Glass Blue & Silver Bud Vase, 1992

Robert Levin Studio Glass Blue & Silver Bud Vase, 1992

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

The vase is signed and dated by the artist on the bottom around the pontil mark. Robert "Rob" Levin (b. 1948) is an established American glass artist.

Category

Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Rare Loetz Cobalt Blue Iridescent Glass Vase, c. 1900, Dimpled Bottle Form
Rare Loetz Cobalt Blue Iridescent Glass Vase, c. 1900, Dimpled Bottle Form

Rare Loetz Cobalt Blue Iridescent Glass Vase, c. 1900, Dimpled Bottle Form

Located in Nottingham, GB

The softly textured and dimpled body catches the light beautifully, while the polished pontil mark to the underside retains an important characteristic of its hand-finished manufactu...

Category

Early 20th Century Vases

Materials

Glass

Rare Hukin & Heath Silver-Mounted Glass Whisky Noggin, London 1900
Rare Hukin & Heath Silver-Mounted Glass Whisky Noggin, London 1900

Rare Hukin & Heath Silver-Mounted Glass Whisky Noggin, London 1900

Located in Nottingham, GB

It retains an attractive natural antique grey tone and a beautifully polished pontil mark to the underside, consistent with individually produced late Victorian glass.

Category

Early 20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Dutch Georgian Flint Glass Rummer Engraved Windmill & Farmhouse ca. 1750
Large Dutch Georgian Flint Glass Rummer Engraved Windmill & Farmhouse ca. 1750

Large Dutch Georgian Flint Glass Rummer Engraved Windmill & Farmhouse ca. 1750

Located in Nottingham, GB

A pontil scar is formed when the finished vessel is detached from the iron pontil rod, leaving a rough or broken mark at the centre of the base.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Glass

Materials

Glass

English Regency Amber Cut Glass Straight-Sided Decanter and Stopper, Circa 1825
English Regency Amber Cut Glass Straight-Sided Decanter and Stopper, Circa 1825

English Regency Amber Cut Glass Straight-Sided Decanter and Stopper, Circa 1825

Located in Downingtown, PA

The base is finished with a ground and polished pontil mark. The shape, the pattern of cutting and the stopper are all typically English and were made in great numbers in clear glas...

Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Georgian ca. 1790 Walnut Drum-Top Decanter Tantalus with 3 Gilt Decanters
Georgian ca. 1790 Walnut Drum-Top Decanter Tantalus with 3 Gilt Decanters

Georgian ca. 1790 Walnut Drum-Top Decanter Tantalus with 3 Gilt Decanters

Located in Nottingham, GB

The decanters feature gilded decoration, original stoppers and snapped pontil marks, consistent with hand-blown glass of the period.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Barware

Materials

Crystal

Art Nouveau Lamp by Quezal
Art Nouveau Lamp by Quezal

Art Nouveau Lamp by Quezal

By Quezal

Located in NANTES, FR

Vases and other tableware items are generally signed on the underside in the area of the pontil mark. The signature on a Quezal shade is usually found along the interior of the fitte...

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Copper

Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp
Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp

Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp

By Quezal

Located in NANTES, FR

Vases and other tableware items are generally signed on the underside in the area of the pontil mark. The signature on a Quezal shade is usually found along the interior of the fitte...

Category

Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Copper

Blenko Persian Blue Crackle Glass Vase Mid Century
Blenko Persian Blue Crackle Glass Vase Mid Century

Blenko Persian Blue Crackle Glass Vase Mid Century

By Blenko Glass

Located in New York, NY

Each piece hand blown by an artist. Maintaining the pontil scar mark to bottom. The crackle glass texture is achieved through a glassmaking technique that uses rapid temperature ch...

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Johann Lötz Witwe Art Nouveau Glass Vase Bronze Phenomen Genre 29, Austria 1900
Johann Lötz Witwe Art Nouveau Glass Vase Bronze Phenomen Genre 29, Austria 1900

Johann Lötz Witwe Art Nouveau Glass Vase Bronze Phenomen Genre 29, Austria 1900

By Loetz Glass

Located in Vienna, AT

Mould blown, baluster-shaped body with a wide, spinning-top-like belly, attached, spherical neck with flared rim, offset, flush base with ground, polished pontil, matt-cut arrow sign...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Glass

18th Century Antique Amber Wine Roemer Glass
18th Century Antique Amber Wine Roemer Glass

18th Century Antique Amber Wine Roemer Glass

Located in Chonburi, TH

The foot is finished with a snapped pontil, a mark of the glassblower's skill and technique.

Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Alvin Silver Overlay
Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Alvin Silver Overlay

Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Alvin Silver Overlay

By Loetz Glass, Alvin Corporation

Located in New York, NY

Glass iridescent yellow. Pontil mark. Glass by Loetz. Silver has Alvin’s maker stamp and no. 91.

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Silver

Loetz Tall Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Floral Silver Overlay
Loetz Tall Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Floral Silver Overlay

Loetz Tall Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Floral Silver Overlay

By Loetz Glass

Located in New York, NY

Glass is iridescent gold shading to purple. Pontil mark.

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Silver

Very Large Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Silver Overlay
Very Large Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Silver Overlay

Very Large Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Silver Overlay

By Loetz Glass

Located in New York, NY

An open and loose design with nice shimmer. Pontil mark.

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Silver

Tall Loetz Art Nouveau Green Vase with Alvin Silver Overlay
Tall Loetz Art Nouveau Green Vase with Alvin Silver Overlay

Tall Loetz Art Nouveau Green Vase with Alvin Silver Overlay

By Alvin Corporation, Loetz Glass

Located in New York, NY

Glass iridescent green. Pontil mark. Silver fully marked including maker’s stamp (Alvin) and no. 3423.

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Silver

Loetz Tall Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Floral Silver Overlay
Loetz Tall Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Floral Silver Overlay

Loetz Tall Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Floral Silver Overlay

By Alvin Corporation, Loetz Glass

Located in New York, NY

Glass is iridescent gold shading to purple. Pontil mark. Silver has worn maker’s stamp (probably Alvin) and no. 75.

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Silver

Orrefors Sven Palmquist Glass "Selena" Canoe Bowl Mid-Century Modern, Sweden
Orrefors Sven Palmquist Glass "Selena" Canoe Bowl Mid-Century Modern, Sweden

Orrefors Sven Palmquist Glass "Selena" Canoe Bowl Mid-Century Modern, Sweden

By Orrefors

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Deep dark reds cased in thick clear glass, hand blown piece with polished pontil mark underneath the base.

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

Quezal New York Art Nouveau Iridescent Silver Overlay Vase
Quezal New York Art Nouveau Iridescent Silver Overlay Vase

Quezal New York Art Nouveau Iridescent Silver Overlay Vase

By Quezal

Located in New York, NY

Glass iridescent gold shading to blue. Pontil mark. Glass signed and numbered B3921.

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Silver

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Pontil Mark For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal pontil mark for your home. A pontil mark — often made from glass, blown glass and art glass — can elevate any home. There are 481 variations of the antique or vintage pontil mark you’re looking for, while we also have 6 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer pontil mark, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A pontil mark made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. A well-made pontil mark has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Loetz Glass, A. D. Copier and Empoli are consistently popular.

How Much is a Pontil Mark?

Prices for a pontil mark start at $75 and top out at $15,995 with the average selling for $768.

Questions About Pontil Mark

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, Murano glass does indeed have a pontil mark. Murano glass is individually blown in Venice, Italy, and the mark at the bottom is made by the rod used by the artisan when they shape the piece. Shop a collection of Murano glass pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.