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Material: Murano Glass
Monofiore Balloton Collection by Venini
By Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
It looks soft, yet it's glass. The optical illusion signed by Venini is called Ballotona unique technique that recreates the quilted effect with glass. The Monofiori are handcrafted,...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 2 Hourglasses Murano Clear Ribbed Studio Art Glass Objects Venini Style
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A lovely pair of optical blown art glass hourglasses with a ribbed surface by unknown artist.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Shell Curl Bowl w/Aventurine, Fratelli Toso suspected
By Barbini
Located in Warrenton, OR
Vintage Murano Glass Shell Curl Bowl w/Aventurine, Fratelli Toso suspected
(Barbini made similar)
Measures about 5.5 x 2.5 inches.
No chips or cracks. Good vintage condition.
Measu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Form Bowl Dish
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown purple, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower form bowl. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier for the Barovier e Toso company. The bo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Seguso Murano Label Black Copper Flecks Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown jet black with copper aventurine flecks Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece still retains or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Art Glass Giant Octopus & Jelly Fish Aquarium Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a giant octopuses on top of a Jelly Fish Aquarium, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a blue, yel...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Veronese Vase by Vittorio Zecchini for Venini 1921
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Blown for the first time in 1921, thanks to the intuition of the art director of Venini 1921-1925: the painter Vittorio Zecchin. A 1580 painting by Paolo Veronese " Annunciation " in...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Murano Glass Bowl from Archemide Seguso for Seguso 1960´s
Located in Berlin, DE
This handmade bowl crafted from mouth-blown Murano glass, created using the traditional Sommerso technique ( a method that layers multiple colors of glass within a single object ), i...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Murano Glass Vase in Gold-Amber Color signed by Hand, Italy 2015
Located in Salzburg, AT
A straight-lined vase with a matt, amber-colored interior and an exterior covered with an abstract and porous-looking gold glaze.
Strands of glass are laid all around it, these stran...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Stunning Postmodern White Scavo Glass Vase attr. to Seguso, Italy
By Seguso
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
This vase is made in white scavo hand-blown Murano glass, ascribable to Seguso.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Rodolfo Dordoni for Venini Re Vase 1996
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Queen and Prince are the components of a noble family who, since 1996, has reigned with the kindness and elegance of sinuous shapes. They wear robes glazed, with impressive metallic-...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Rodolfo Dordoni for Venini Principe Vase 1996
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
King, Queen and Prince are the components of a noble family who, since 1996, has reigned with the kindness and elegance of sinuous shapes. They wear robes glazed, with impressive met...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Rodolfo Dordoni for Venini Regina Vase 1996
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Queen and Prince are the components of a noble family who, since 1996, has reigned with the kindness and elegance of sinuous shapes. They wear robes glazed, with impressive metallic-...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Rainbow Filigrana Ribbons Italian Art Glass Swan Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow Filigrana ribbons with satin surface Italian art glass swan bird figurine. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso company, with silv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Vintage Multicolored Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine by Fratelli Toso
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s.
This fish is made in polychromed encased hand-blown Murano glass with fins that are made in amber colored hand-modeled glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Archimede Seguso 1970s Scavo Vase Roman Amphora Style Italian Art Glass
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Vibrant yellow art glass jug vase with red upper rim and black handle probably made by Archimede Seguso.
Archimede Seguso (1909 - 1999) was a prominen...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Antonio Da Ros 'Attr.' for Cenedese Clear Murano Spiral Glass Paperweights
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare pair of Mid-Century Modern vintage signed cone shaped paperweights with grey spiral inclusion within the clear glass. The design of this conical shaped desk paperweight / orname...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
1950 Archimede Seguso Scavo Peach Color Frosted Vase Italy Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Miami, FL
Archimede Seguso Italy Scavo Blown Murano Glass frosted peach color Glass vase, vessel, Centerpiece Mid-Century Modern made by Seguso Vetri d'Arte Italy circa in late 1950s.
This stu...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Seguso Mid-Century Modern Large Textured Italian Green Murano Glass Vase 1980s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Absolutely stunning and rare Seguso large, heavy vintage Mid-Century Modern textured Italian glass vase by Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy, circa 1980s / early 1990s. Elegant in fo...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pavel Hlava Cased & Cut Glass Vase For Novy Bor Exbor, Czechoslovakia c.1960s
By Pavel Hlava, Exbor
Located in London, GB
For sale is a rare Mid-Century Bohemian cased glass vase with cut facets, from a range by renowned Czech glass designer, Pavel Hlava, designed c.1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Sommerso
Tall Vintage Stem Vase, Italian, Murano Glass Flower Sleeve, Mid Century, C.1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage slender stem vase. An Italian, Murano glass flower sleeve, dating to the mid century, circa 1960.
Fascinating lily form with a distinctive colour palette
Disp...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Alfredo Barbini Vase Murano Glass 1970 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Alfredo Barbini Vase
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Santiago del Chile, Set of 6 Murano glasses color "Multicolor" handmade
Located in Roma, IT
Set of six water/drink/wine glasses Multicolor - Murano glass - Made in Italy.
These individual Murano glasses are inspired by the classic "Goto Botte" Murano glass.
Other colors a...
Category
2010s European Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Deco Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Rhythm: this is the word that defines the shape of the Deco series of vases. The rings are repeated, one after another. They increase, decrease, then increase again. They seem to mov...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Large Iridescent Pearly Murano Glass Vases by Costantini
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This spectacular pair of vases has got a very unusual golden color that goes from deep beige to light gold and iridescent according to surrounding colors and light. This special effe...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Murano Glass Penguin Sommerso Vase 1960´s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Berlin, DE
Presenting an original vintage glass 'Penguin' vase, skillfully designed by Flavio Poli and expertly crafted in the 1970s in the famed glassmaking region of Murano, Italy. This maste...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Panamá City, Set of 6 Murano Drink\water Glasses Color "Multicolor" Handmade
Located in Roma, IT
Set of six water\drink\wine glasses color Multicolor (petrol green, blue, red, ivory, periwinkle, mustard) - Murano glass - Made in Italy.
These individual Murano glasses are inspir...
Category
2010s European Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Santo Domingo, Set of 6 Murano glasses color "Millefiori" handmade
Located in Roma, IT
Set of six water/drink/wine glasses color Millefiori - Murano glass - Made in Italy.
These individual Murano glasses are inspired by the classic "Goto Botte" Murano glass.
Other co...
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2010s European Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Murano Yellow Faceted Glass Ashtray
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful faceted Murano glass ashtray in yellow color attributed to Flavio Poli, circa 1950s.
The color changes depending on the light. Neon yellow under white ligth and more orang...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Glass, Art Glass
Carlo Moretti Murano glass vase (17x13x13cm) Mid-century modern retro decor!
Located in Firenze, FI
Original Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano glass gorgeous retro decor piece
Designed in 2018 by Carlo Moretti Murano Vetreria
Dimensions: Ø 13cm x 17cm height
Weight: 1kgs (2 pound...
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2010s Italian Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Murano Glass Vase/ Glass Jug With Bubbles, Italy circa 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Unique designed Murano glass jug/ glass vase out of the famous workshops in Italy from the mid 20th century around 1960. This wonderful shaped jug was handcrafted in a special techni...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Opal Pink Alabastro Glass Folded Bowl / Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Funny hand blown Murano pink and opalescent white glass triangle bowl with folded rim. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1950s.
Pink glass over opaline white glass in the Alaba...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Very Large Memphis Glass Object by Matteo Thun for Tiffany & Co., 1987
Located in Tilburg, NL
Extraordinary and very large (86cm in height) blue glass object by famous designer and Memphis Group founding member Matteo Thun (1952 – Italy). Rina...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Bowl by Fratelli Toso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Vintage Murano Glass Bowl by Fratelli Toso
Measures about 7 x 6 x 2.5 (at highest) inches.
No chips or cracks. Good vintage condition. A bit more cleaning in the folds would be nice....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Honolulu, Set of 6 Murano glasses color "Arlecchino", handmade, Murano glass
Located in Roma, IT
Set of six water/drink/wine glasses color Arlecchino - Murano glass - Made in Italy.
These individual Murano glasses are inspired by the classic "Goto" Murano glass.
Other colors a...
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2010s European Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Rostrate Gold Bowl
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass bowl, Italian, from the island of Murano and crafted in the manner of Barovier. This hand-blown piece is made using the incamiciato technique where several layers of var...
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2010s Italian Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Tall Cenedese Vintage Mid-Century Red Italian Murano Glass Urn or Vase
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful tall bright red Italian vintage midcentury urn with lid by Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy. A fun, funky and bright way to add a touch of bold color / color to your interio...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Denver, Set of 6 Murano glasses color "Millefiori" handmade, Murano glass
Located in Roma, IT
Set of six water/drink/wine glasses color Millefiori - Murano glass - Made in Italy.
These individual Murano glasses are inspired by the classic "Goto" Murano glass.
Other colors a...
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2010s European Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Twin Handled Vase, Italian, Art Glass, Decorative, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Murano twin handled vase. An Italian, art glass decorative baluster, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Striking colour with a delightful proportion and a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Ceramic Vase by Giovanni Gariboldi for San Cristoforo - Ginori
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic vase designed by Giovanni Gariboldi and produced by San Cristoforo - Ginori in 1950. Brand on the base. In excellent condition.
Biography
Designer, sculptor and modeler Giov...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Cenedese 1980s Italian Modern 24K Gold Dust Twisted Murano Glass Tree Sculpture
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
Italian crystal glass tree ornament of organic sleek modern design, a vintage creation part of a collection assembled by Cosulich Interiors & Anti...
Category
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Murano Barbini Sommerso Baby Blue White Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching baby blue and white handblown Murano Italian art glass bowl or ashtray with folded rim. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini.
This asymmetric and biomorphic bowl has ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Tall Archimede Seguso Scavo Bianco Flower Vase Italy White & Mint Green Handles
Located in Miami, FL
Archimede Seguso Italy Scavo Bianco white & mint green Art Glass Murano Flower vase, vessel, decanter Mid-Century Modern made by Seguso Vetri d'Arte Italy circa in 1980s.
In very goo...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Antique Millefiori Vase with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1910
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Millefiori Vase with Handles, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1910
A small millefiori murrine glass vase in an unusual rare shape with two handles. Manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1910. Made of polychrome murrines (purple, green, red and white) which were melted together. Surface with acid etched matte finish. The vase is an authentic example of early 20th century Murano art glass. It was part of a large Fratelli Toso glass collection with over 600 pieces - collected since the 1970s.
Fratello Toso was one of the leading art glass manufacturers of Murano in the 20th century. In the early 1900's Fratelli Toso started to produce glasses in murrine technique. Murrine and Millefiori glasses remained a major product field of Fratelli Toso. In 1912 a very successful series of liberty inspired art glasses, designed by Hans Stoltenberg Lerche...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
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Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Murano Blown Glass Gold Color Midcentury Table Lamp, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
Stunning Murano glass table lamps. Note the beautiful elongated drops hot-attached to the body of the lamp. A supreme light gold color, with a little bit of gold inside. The Murano f...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Glass Bullicante Bowl / Vide Poche with Gold Polveri, Alfredo Barbini (
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Bullicante Bowl / Vide Poche with Gold Polveri, Alfredo Barbini (likely)
Very much like Barbini's work; there are one or two ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vase by Barovier & Toso in Murano Glass with 1950s Filigree Workmanship
Located in Milano, MI
White and light blue Murano glass vase with filigree workmanship, made by Barovier & Toso in the 1950s
Ø 11 cm h 25.5 cm
Barovier & Toso is a renowned Italian company specializing ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Exceptional Paperweight Murano Studio Art Glass Object Bubbles Iron Inclusions
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A stunning mid century modern art glass paperweight or object with rising vulcano style bubbles with included metal dust over a blue ground bearing a genuine Murano paper label.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Kukinto Vases Collection by Timo Sarpaneva for Venini 1991
By Venini, Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The skirt of a dancer. A Nordic blossom moving in the wind. The colours of these works chase, touch and sometimes merge on the waves created by the breath of a master glassmiths. Wit...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
A Fulvio Bianconi Murano Glass Vase for Venini.. Signed
Located in Madrid, ES
An Impressive vas designed by Fluvio Bianconi and edited by Venini.Murano iridiscent glass.Marked Venini and signed "Venini Fulvio Biasconi"Wi.Bearing a stick reading "Caliari.Torin...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Kukinto Vases Collection by Timo Sarpaneva for Venini 1991
By Timo Sarpaneva, Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The skirt of a dancer. A Nordic blossom moving in the wind. The colours of these works chase, touch and sometimes merge on the waves created by the breath of a master glassmiths. Wit...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Light Blue and Yellow Blown Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s.
This fish is made in hand-blown Murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent ori...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Rostrato Murano Italian Glass Vase for Barovier & Toso, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury mouth-blown rostrato crystal Murano glass vase. This wonderful object was produced during the 1940s in Italy by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso.
This masterpi...
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1940s Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Cenedese Italian Rectangular Black and Clear Murano Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese (new old stock) thick and heavy vintage Mid-Century modern Italian Murano small rectangular glass bowl, dish or astray made circa 1965-1975. Large and hea...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d´Arte Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Italy, 1950s
Located in VALENCIA, ES
Exquisite Murano sommerso glass bowl by Venetian artist Flavio Poli. Created for Seguso Vetri d´Arte, this is a spectacular piece indeed, featuring an organicists design line and a b...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
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Sommerso
Gorgeous Murano Italian Art Glass giant octopus Paperweight, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight. Showing a giant octopus, on a glass bubble floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are different shades of blue, w...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Venetian Carlo Moretti Green Murano Scavo Art Glass Vase, 1960s
By Moretti, Carlo Moretti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carlo Moretti Green Scavo Corroso Art Glass Vase with Handles
Hand blown Murano glass scavo bianco corroso vase in acid green color with applied dark green handles. Attributed to Car...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970's Murano Glass Red And Gold Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of 1970's modern signed Murano glass red and gold candle holders, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Authentic Antique and Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects for Sale
The collection of antique and vintage Murano glass decorative objects on 1stDibs includes authentic Murano glass vases, bottles, bowls, sculptures and more.
These objects are made of Murano glass, named for the Venetian island of Murano, where glassmaking has been practiced for centuries, using a variety of artisanal processes. The glass is identifiable by its richly layered colors and characteristic gold or silver flecks inside the glass.
Every vintage Murano glass decorative object is unique. Authentic Murano glass often has small imperfections and irregular shapes due to the freeform creation process. This glass introduces dazzling pops of colors and provocative forms to your dining table, and mid-century Murano glass is particularly sought after by today’s collectors.
One of the earliest Venetian glass furnaces is believed to have been established as far back as the 8th century. While Murano glass is traditionally known for being blown glass, there are also Murano glass beads and mosaics, and the art of Venetian glassblowing has seen a range of different techniques evolve over the course of its long history. These techniques include calcedonio, millefiori and more, and enameling and gilding are also practiced at the furnaces. The celebrated filigrana technique is as old as Renaissance-era Italy, with origins in the 16th century.
This striking chandelier was created using the rigadin technique, which involves blowing the glass into a special bronze mold with grooves that leave an imprint on its molten surface, resulting in either decorative swirls or a ribbed effect.
There are many Murano glassmakers who have gained renown all over the world.
Ercole Barovier left an indelible mark on the world of Italian modernist glassmaking, for example — his vibrant use of color and exploration of innovative techniques yielded glass vases, chandeliers and other lighting and decorative objects that stand out in any interior many decades later. Barovier’s manufactory was eventually renamed Barovier & Toso, a name under which the company still operates today.
Archimede Seguso, whose company was later renamed Seguso Vetri D’Arte, redefined a 650-year family history of Murano glass-making with brilliance and novel techniques, elevating him to an exemplar for the maestros of his time as well as for future generations of glassmakers.
Founded in 1921 by Milanese lawyer Paolo Venini and antiques dealer Giacomo Cappellin, Venini & Co. played an important role in pairing forward-thinking modernist designers with skilled glassblowers. In Venini’s early years, the firm was led by visionary art directors Napoleone Martinuzzi and Vittorio Zecchin, and would eventually collaborate with Gio Ponti, Massimo Vignelli and Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala. In 1925, Venini earned the Grand Prix at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts — the design fair that introduced the Art Deco style to the world.
The story of Salviati glass, which supported the revival of Venice’s flagging Murano glass industry in the 19th century, began with Vicenza-born lawyer and entrepreneur Antonio Salviati whose love of Murano glass art and mosaics inspired him to establish his own mosaic and glass manufacturing firm.
Find antique and vintage Murano glass decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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