About The Italian Collector
"One of the World's Best Antique Shops" The Financial Times, How to Spend It Magazine Bec Astley Clarke MBE at The Italian Collector is a leading dealer of fine Italian collectibles; notably beautiful examples of mid-century glassware, furniture and decorative art. The Italian Collector provides a discrete, on-line service to a global community of discerning collectors and designers. The Italian Collector has a Bottega in Florence, Italy and a warehouse in Umbria. The Bottega is a small by appointment gallery showcasing some of our favourite pieces from the collectio...Read More
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Featured Pieces
1970s Organic Signed Alfredo Barbini Murano Glass Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A fluid organic hand-blown glass design by Alfredo Barbini made in the 1970s. This rare collector's bowl is in excellent condition. It is signed Barbini on the base.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Murano Glass Turquoise 'Wobbly' Bowl
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A truly beautiful hand-blown Murano glass transparent bowl blown in an uneven 'wobbly' shape with beautiful folds and curves. This bowl is in good condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
1960s Murano Glass Turquoise Bolle Bowl
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A truly beautiful hand-blown Murano glass bowl in turquoise with bolle (decorative air bubbles throughout). This bowl is in good condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
1950S Stilnovo lamp on brass stand
By Stilnovo
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Quite possibly my favourite table lamp ever. This stunning 1950s Stilnovo Table lamp has a large opaque glass ball light on top of a brass stand. In good working order with European ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1960s Yellow and Blue Cenedese Oval Murano glass bowl
By Cenedese
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A superb example of a 1960s oval sommerso (submerged glass) blue and yellow Murano glass bowl by the Venetian furnace Cenedese. In good condition with the original stickers intact.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Set of 6 Octagonal `970s Italian Aperitivo Glasses
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A pretty set of 1980s high ball aperitivo glasses. With a square base they fan into an eight sided shape at the top. Found in Florence, in good condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Set of Three 1970s Romeo Rega Italian Photo Frames
By Romeo Rega
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A delightful and hard to come by set of three Romeo Rega 1970s photo frames. Each frame uses his iconic brass and white metal inlay. All in good condition,
Small: H14cm x W14cm / Lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Silver, Brass
1950s Ico Parisi Italian Side Table
By Ico Parisi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A very wonderful 1950s Ico Parisi coffee or side table made in hand-carved polished beech wood with glass top and brass fittings. A very elegant example of mid-century Italian furnit...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
1970s Silver-plated Italian Bamboo Style Photo Frame
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A beautiful 1970s Italian silver-plated bamboo styles photo frame. This piece sits perfectly on a desk or mantlepiece and is in good condition and has lovely details at the back.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Silver
1970s Silver-plated Sabattini Coffee Thermos and Coffee Jar
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A very lovely silver-plated Sabattini coffee thermos with cap. In good working order and stamped Sabattini on the base. The thermos comes with a jar with thick glass lid perfect for ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver
1960s Seguso 'Bolle' Spherical Bowl / Candle holder
By Seguso
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A truly beautiful hand-blown Murano glass sommerso spherical candle holder or bowl hand-blown with decorative air bubbles throughout, attributed to the glass designer, Seguso. This b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Cenedese Sommerso Murano Glass Green Spherical Bowl
By Cenedese
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A truly beautiful hand-blown Murano glass sommerso spherical bowl hand-blown with irridescent outer layer and deep green core attributed to the glass designer, Cenedese. This bowl is...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
