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Flavio Poli Sculptures

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
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Iridescent Italian Art Glass Seashell Sculptures
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
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Seguso Vetri D'Arte Poli Murano Sommerso Italian Art Glass Squirrel Sculpture
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
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Abstract Sculpture Decorative Object Flavio Poli Murano Glass Midcentury 1960s
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Rare sculpture that can also be used as a flower holder, made with 6 pulegoso glass tubes assembled together. This assembly creates a particular geometric visual effect. Poli from th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flavio Poli Sculptures

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Collection of 11 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Seguso 1950s-60s
By Archimede Seguso, Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Collection of 11 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Seguso 1950s-60s A great Collection of 10 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Archimede Seguso for Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso and Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte ca. 1950s-60s and one by Cristalleria Santi Murano...
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Flavio Poli Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Iridescent Italian Art Glass Sculpture
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare and beautiful antique Murano hand blown iridescent Italian art glass woman figurine / sculpture, sitting on a cart. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte, c...
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Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Sculptures
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Please note, priced per item (3 available) - Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks art glass seashells. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for the Seguso Vetri d'Arte compa...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Sculptures

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1950s Glass 'Shell' Sculpture by Flavio Poli, for Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Murano
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Located in London, GB
Acid-etched sommerso elongated glass stylised seashell in shaded purple, red and clear glass. The sculpture has been acid-etched and has a tactile textured surface.
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1950s Italian Vintage Flavio Poli Sculptures

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Flavio Poli Bull Murano Glass, 1950, Italy
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Flavio Poli bull Murano glass, 1950, Italy.
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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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Very Rare Sculpture by Flavio Poli for Seguso. Murano, 1967
By Flavio Poli
Located in Budapest, HU
Extraordinary sculpture by the Murano glass master. Museum piece. Published in the catalog: Seguso vetro d'arte Glass Objects from Murano (1972-1973) by Marc Heiremans
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Mid-20th Century Italian Flavio Poli Sculptures

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Flavio Poli sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Flavio Poli sculptures are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of murano glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Flavio Poli sculptures, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original sculptures by Flavio Poli were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sculptures by Marcello Fantoni, Fulvio Bianconi, and Ercole Barovier. Prices for Flavio Poli sculptures can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $300 and can go as high as $44,542, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,514.

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