Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Italian, 1900-1984
Italian glass artist Flavio Poli’s innovative use of the sommerso technique during the 1950s added a dimension of exquisite beauty and refined elegance to mid-century-era Murano glass design. Today Poli’s vintage table lamps, glass vases, ashtrays and other objects are highly collectible.
Born in Chioggia in 1900, Poli attended the prestigious Istituto d’Arte di Venezia where he trained as a ceramist before turning his attention toward glass art. His career in glass began in 1929 when he worked at the Industrie Vetrerie Artistiche Murano, designing and creating large-scale glass sculptures, urns and bowls.
During the 1930s, Poli was a glass artist for manufacturer Barovier, Seguso and Ferro (later known as Seguso Vetri d’Arte), where he worked alongside pioneering glass master Archimede Seguso. Poli was later appointed artistic director at the Venetian glassworks.
Inspired by Seguso, Poli began to experiment with his own glassblowing techniques. In the 1950s, he helped popularize the decades-old sommerso style, which sees overlapping layers of transparent handblown glass melded through a heating process and immersed in pots of molten colored glass. The style yields a sophisticated and mesmerizing effect — it's as if colored fluids have been trapped inside the layers of clear glass. Poli made use of variations on the technique in many of his pieces, including in designs for vases, bowls, sculptures and more.
Poli’s unparalleled designs and innovative work with the sommerso technique garnered numerous awards and accolades throughout his career. He won five Grand Prix awards at the Milan Triennale and was awarded the Compasso d’Oro prize in 1954. Poli’s designs were also presented at the World’s Fair in Brussels and the Venice Biennale in 1958.
Today, Poli’s work can be found in museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Murano Glass Museum in Venice, Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi in Rome and the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia.
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Creator: Flavio Poli
Large Jar Murano Glass Vase Design Flavio Poli, 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in taranto, IT
large murano glass flower vase made with the " sommersoflavio poli , without label
measures just under 40 centimeters in height, in shades ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Seguso “ Flavio Poli” Vase Murano Glass 1955 Italy
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Seguso “Flavio Poli” vase Murano glass 1955 Italy.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Sommerso Vase Faceted Murano Glass in red and amber
By Flavio Poli
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Here is a wonderful Venetian glass vase, made on the island of Murano, near Venice, Italy. Several Murano factories have made sommerso glassware in this faceted style
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Murano Glass Vase, Italy, 1950s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Catania, IT
Glass vase by Flavio Poli for Seguso 1950. Made on the island of Murano, Venice, Italy. In a beautiful combination of Blue glass encased in glass, which is further encased in clear g...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$569 Sale Price
20% Off
Escultura de murano Flavio poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Murano sculpture by Flavio Poli
Origin Italy Circa 1936
Dancing couple
Made for Seguzzo Vitreria
Excellent condition and unrestored
Technique: Blown glass with gold inclusions
Flavio...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Large, Heavy Flavio Poli Sommerso Murano Ashtray 1950s Faceted Red Blue Glass
By Flavio Poli, Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cool and beautiful multifaceted Murano Glass ashtray by Flavio Poli.
He was born in 1900 in Chioggia, Italy, Poli and received his formal training at the Istituto d'Arte di Venezia...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Flavio Poli for Seguso Murano Glass Vase, Italy 1960s
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative vase by Flavio Poli for Seguso Milano dating from the 1960s. The product is made of submerged Murano glass.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Seguso Vetri d'Arte Poli Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ashtray Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Archimede Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown ruby red, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass ashtray / bowl. The piece is documented to the Seguso Vetri D' Arte company, circa 1940s. Simi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Sommerso Glass Sculpture in Red Alexandrite
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This striking Sommerso glass sculpture by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte captures the pinnacle of Mid-Century Modern Italian craftsmanship. Created in the early 1950s, the piece...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Barovier Seguso Ferro Murano Laguna Blue Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Dish Set
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Barovier Seguso & Ferro, Flavio Poli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, set of 3 Murano hand blown light blue and gold flecks Italian art glass small bowls / dishes. Attributed to the Artistica Soffiera Vetreria - Barovier Seguso Ferr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
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Gold Leaf
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Flavio Poli Hand-Crafted Blue Murano Small Glass Vase, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian small vase designed by Flavio Poli in the 1970's. The vase is hand-crafted in Murano glass with a tear-shape in blue.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Grey 1960s Murano Glass Sommerso Single-Stem Vase by Flavio Poli, Italy
By Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase
Design:
Flavio Poli
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
These original Murano glass vases was produced in the 1970s in Italy. T...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano, circa 1960
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large Venetian Sommerso glass vase manufactured by Seguso Vetri d'Arte and designed by Flavio Poli in the 1960s. Clear and grey Sommerso glass, polished rim. Rests of the 1960s Seg...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Grey Italian facetted Murano Glass Bowl by Flavio Poli for Seguso
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Vienna, AT
This amazing grey handblown Murano glass bowl was designed and manufactured in Murano Italy by Flavio Poli for Seguso in the 1960s. It looks like a diamond and is in excellent condi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$398 Sale Price
20% Off
Flavio Poli Sommerso Murano Glass Vase 3 Encased Colors Red, Green Clear Seguso
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Miami, FL
Original Flavio Poli Sommerso Glass Murano Seguso Vase encased with 3 different colors, dark red, green and transparent.
Made in Italy in the late 1960.
Looks stunning in any angle.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
1960s Gorgeous Blue Ashtray or Catchall by Flavio Poli for Seguso.
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous blue ashtray or catchall by Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano sommerso glass. Made in Italy. So rare to find it in this color.
The item is in excellent condition.
Dimen...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Bowl in Red Sommerso Glass, Flavio Poli for Seguso Murano 1940s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Bowl in Red Sommerso Glass, Flavio Poli for Seguso Murano 1940s
An art glass bowl designed by Flavio Poli and manufactured by Seguso Vetri D'Arte Murano Venice in the 1940s. The bow...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Flavio Poli Murano Red, Sapphire Blue, White Tear Drop Cased Glass Bowl Vintage
By Flavio Poli
Located in North Miami, FL
This gorgeous vintage Italian Murano Flavio Poli triple cased glass bowl has luscious colors of red and sapphire blue double cased with white. The sha...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Flavio Poli Green Raw Glass Candle Holder Duck Seguso, 1950s
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Munich, DE
Duck sculpture candle holder designed by Flavio Poli in the 1950s.
Seguso paper sticker included.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Sommerso Blue Glass Bowls by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Italy, 1960
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in London, GB
Glass bowls square shape by Flavio Poli for Seguso 1960s in deep blue. The bowls are hand blown, known as Venetian Sommerso, made in Murano, Venice, Italy.
The bowls a combination of deep blue and acid yellor (which is rare) encased in clear glass.
Italian glass artist Flavio Poli (1900-1980) is known for his development of Murano glass during the 1950s known as Sommerso, or submerged glass made by overlapping different layers of glass, with diverse consistencies and colors.
Individual dimensions;
Blue bowl 15 x 15 x 7 cm
Blue and yellow bowl...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Sommerso vase made of faceted Murano glass in reddish violet
By Flavio Poli
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Here is a wonderful Venetian glass vase, made on the island of Murano, near Venice, Italy. Several Murano factories have made sommerso glassware in this faceted style
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Sommerso Red Glass Gold Leaf Bowl by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Italy, 1960
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in London, GB
Glass bowl in leaf shape by Flavio Poli for Seguso 1960's in deep red and gold overleaf has pin hole air bubbles underneat The bowl is hand blown, known as Venetian Sommerso, made in...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Hand-Crafted Brown Murano Small Vase, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian small vase designed by Flavio Poli in the 1970´s. The vase is hand-crafted in faceted Murano glass with a polygonal shape, in different colors with predominant brown.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Hand-Crafted Red Murano Small Vase, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian small vase designed by Flavio Poli in the 1970´s. The vase is hand-crafted in faceted Murano glass with a polygonal shape, in different colors with predominant red.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Flavio Poli, vase from 'A Fasce Ritorte' series, ca. 1955
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Zurich, CH
Flavio Poli (1900-1984), large vase from 'A Fasce Ritorte' series, ca. 1955
model no. 44938
polychrome glass with colourless overlay
produced by Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Murano, Italy
44...
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1950s Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$4,649 Sale Price
20% Off
Flavio Poli Hand-Crafted Red Murano Small Vase, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian small vase designed by Flavio Poli in the 1970´s. The vase is hand-crafted in faceted Murano glass with a polygonal shape, in different colors with predominant red.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Extremely Rare Flavio Poli Glass Lion, 1930
By Flavio Poli
Located in Rome, IT
Lion
Flavio Poli 1930
white glass "sommerso"
Manufactured by IVAM Murano
Measures: 39 x17 cm
repaired with resin on a foreleg and in a part of the crest
Literature: i...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects
Materials
Sommerso, Glass
Flavio Poli decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Flavio Poli decorative objects are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Flavio Poli decorative objects, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original decorative objects by Flavio Poli were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative objects by Alfredo Barbini, Aldo Londi, and Ercole Barovier. Prices for Flavio Poli decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $290 and can go as high as $44,542, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $982.
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