Gio Colucci Decorative Objects

A blue-glazed ceramic vase designed by Arthur Percy and produced by Gefle, Sweden, 1930s.

Art Moderne airplane sculpture, 1950s, raised on a French polished hardwood base.

A green-colored glass vase designed by Arthur Percy and produced by Gullaskruf, Sweden, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 11.0"H x 3.875"W x 3.875"D All items ship from High P...

American Mid-Century Steuben clear glass small figure of a penguin

Sculpture swans Murano glass iridescent half of the 20th century, delicate original and extraordinary craftsmanship.

A green-glazed ceramic vase designed by Arthur Percy and produced by Gefle, Sweden, 1930s. Dimensions: 5.375” H x 5” diameter

Exceptional mid-century plaster sculpture, crafted in France in the 1950s. This striking biomorphic form displays intersecting curves, carved recesses, and a dynamic sense of movemen...

1950s Vintage Licio Zanetti Signed Murano Glass Conch Shell Sculpture Offered for sale is a 1950s original signed hand-blown Murano glass con...

American Mid-Century Steuben clear glass small figure of an American eagle

A striking and scarce Murano Sommerso block vase designed by Flavio Poli in the 1960s. This expertly crafted piece showcases Poli’s signatur...

Eight glass bottles made in Sweden by Arthur Percy in green, blue, amber. Sizes range from 5.25" to 11.75" high. Four of the glass bottles have labels.  

A Vetro Verde glass cat sculpture by Toso et Bagnoli, hand-crafted in the Empoli region of Italy during the 1950s. Executed in rich emerald-green glass, this whimsical feline is among the firm's most celebrated decorative creations and represents the playful innovation of post-war Italian glassmaking. The sculpture is constructed from three individually worked elements, with the arched body incorporating all four legs and decorated with a spiral trail of controlled internal bubbles suspended within the glass. The expressive head and tall upright tail are expertly hot-applied by hand, while the face is completed with applied white and black glass eyes, a small nose and delicate whiskers, demonstrating the skill of the Empoli artisans. During the 1950s, Toso et Bagnoli became renowned for producing imaginative animal sculptures and decorative objects in Vetro Verde, the distinctive emerald-green glass for which the Empoli district became internationally recognised. Their work reflected the optimism and creativity of post-war Italian design and was produced alongside collaborations with some of Italy's leading designers, most notably Gio Ponti. The significance of these whimsical sculptures is reflected by the inclusion of this exact cat model in the permanent collection of the Museo del Vetro di Empoli...