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Material: Murano Glass
Blown glass sculpture signed Arnaldo ZANELLA. Horse. Murano, 80s
Located in Torino, IT
Blown Glass Sculpture signed Arnaldo ZANELLA. Horse. ORIGIN Murano PERIOD Anni 80 AUTHOR Arnaldo ZANELLA was born in 1949 in S. Erasmo, an island in the Venetian lagoon. Despite t...
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1980s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

1295 Murano STREET ART Murano Glass Vase, hand made decor street art edition
Located in Venice, VE
A one-of-a-kind Art Vase: This unique and exceptional vase is made by hand in the renowned glass furnaces of Venice, 1295Murano, A series of art-pieces hand made in collaboration with Street Artists. It is a large, milky white blown glass vase...
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2010s Italian Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Set of Murano glass objects by Carlo Nason for V.Nason&Co, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Carlo Nason designed these objects in the 1970s for V.Nason&Co, the company of his father Vincenzo Nason. They are made of Murano glass in four striking colours. The items could be ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Vintage Green, White and Light Blue Murano Glass Vase by Dino Martens
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. This wonderful vas is made with three-colored Murano hand-blown glass canes. A drawing of this model can be found in the book on Dino Martens. It is a vintage ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Murano Blue Green Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sky blue with green spots Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool paperweight. Created for the Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna Del Moreto company, by...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Glass, Uranium Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Dino Martens Mezza Filigrana Pink, White & Rose Gold Murano Vase, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso Pink, White & Copper Murano Glass Vase. Featuring a large, clear hand blown pear shaped vase form with flared top, Pink, White and shimmering Rose Gol...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Murano Formia for Marta Marzotto Green Art Glass Cactus Plant, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
Italian design by Marta Marzotto creator of style, this cactus is a fashion icon of the Italian style, emerald green with a multi colored spot, the flower. Refinement and class as in...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Cylindrical Vase by Renato Toso for Leucos, Italy 1970s
Located in Greding, DE
Large Murano glass vase in a cylindrical shape. The clear glass is set off in red at the edge and changes to dark blue at the bottom.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass, Art Glass, Glass

Murano Hand Blown Glass Mid Century Modern Elephant Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in VALENCIA, ES
Murano hand-blown glass with gold leaf inclusions elephant sculpture - produced in Venice, Italy, circa the 1960s. Handwritten signed: Murano Glass Attributed to Barovier & Toso d...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Vide-Poche Decorative Object Violet Murano Glass Midcentury Italian Design 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Elegant vide-poche/decorative object made of purple Murano glass with an irregularly shaped border. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Note: We try to offer our customers an excellent ser...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Mid-Century Modern Elliptical Bowl in Hand Blown Smoked Amber Murano Glass
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modern bowl was hand blown in Murano, Italy, circa 1970. It offers an elliptical form with a concave center realized in a rich amber gradient hue. Sculptura...
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1970s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

1295 Murano Fazzoletto in vetro artistico soffiato di Murano, bianco e Murrine
Located in Venice, VE
Presentiamo con entusiasmo il nostro straordinario vaso artistico in vetro di Murano, che assume la forma elegante di un Foulard Fazzoletto. Questo capolavoro è interamente realizzat...
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2010s European Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

Mid-Century Spherical Murano Sommerso Candlestick Bubbles Purple, Italy
Located in Andernach, DE
Gorgeous small spherical candlestick or small vase from Murano glass, mid-century treasure which was actually owned by my (yes!) grandmother! Intricate Sommerso technique, hand made ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Italian decorative vase, yellow Murano
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage glass vase with lid - Italian designed decorative jar - Mid-Century table setting piece - Memphis & Sottsass Style From the curated select...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Antonio da Ros (attr.) for Cenedese Large Cobalt Blue Colored Murano Glass Bowl
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large cobalt blue colored (colored) Murano glass serving bowl or dish attributed to Italian Murano glass designer by Antonio da Ros (1936-2012) for Cenedese, circa 1970-1990. Wonderful deep cobalt blue color. Simplistic yet elegant form, almost futuristic. Would look fantastic in a kitchen, on a white marble countertop...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vivarini La Formia Murano Art Glass Violet Red and White Vase, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic vase from the Murano glassworks, both for its particular workmanship and for the colour, in fact the vase is red and violet in color and has a white internal lining, called...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass, Blown 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

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Murano Glass

Vaso in vetro soffiato "Neomurrino", design Ercole BAROVIER ed. BAROVIER & TOSO
Located in Torino, IT
Vaso in vetro soffiato Neomurrino, design Ercole BAROVIER ed. BAROVIER & TOSO. ORIGINE Murano, Italia PERIODO Anni 80 DESIGNER Design di Ercole BAROVIER (1889-1974) MARCA Edizion...
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1980s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Blue Red Gold Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (only 2 fish available as shown). Large and beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cobalt blue, red stripes, gold lips and silver flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

Set of Murano glass objects by Carlo Nason for V.Nason&Co, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Carlo Nason designed these objects in the 1970s for V.Nason&Co, the company of his father Vincenzo Nason. They are made of Murano glass in three striking colours. The items could be...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

2000s Barovier Toso Italian Royal Blue Twisted Murano Glass Brass Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
A sophisticated Venetian modern design vertical photo frame in thick blown Murano glass worked in a luscious deep blue jewel color, by Barovier Toso, signed piece. The elegant texture of the tightly twisted glass frame...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Brass

Murano Glass Heart Vase by Maria Christina Hamel, 1990s
Located in Vienna, AT
Murano glass heart vase by Maria Christina Hamel, 1990s, good original condition.
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1990s Italian Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Ercole Barovier Cordonato D'Oro Sea Green Murano Vase with Gold Inclusions
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Ercole Barovier & Toso Cordonato d'Or Green and Gold Murano Glass Vase, Circa 1950. Featuring a handcrafted, vertically ribbed form, ruffled rim and hand blown with fused 24 kt gold "ropes of Gold" vertical ribbons against Sea Green Murano...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Sculpture of a Pair of Birds in Murano Glass by ARS Cenedese 1960s
Located in Milano, MI
Sculpture of a pair of birds in Murano glass with gold leaf, created by ARS Cenedese in the 1960s Ø 26 cm Ø 16 cm h 21 cm
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Barbini Murano Sommerso Blue Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green to blue, and gold flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture on pedestal. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Barbini Murano White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass bird on base figurine, paperweight. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-60s. I have owned o...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Barbini Murano Vintage White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fan Rim Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass fan shaped rim flower vase. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-60s. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Calice in vetro soffiato policromo di Murano "LEI", design CENEDESE
Located in Torino, IT
Calice in vetro soffiato policromo di Murano "LEI" design Cenedese. ORIGINE Italia PERIODO Anni 50 MARCA CENEDESE vetri. Murano MODELLO Lei MATERIALI Vetro soffiato policromo D...
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1950s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Sapphire Blue Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass Tear Water Drop Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sapphire blue, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass tear / water drop shaped decorative bowl, vide poche. Created in the manner of the Seguso...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Set of Fife Antique Millefiori Vases by Fratelli Toso, Murano
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Fife Antique Millefiori Vases by Fratelli Toso, Murano A set of five millefiore murrine glass vases, manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso around 1910-20. All vases feature handles and are executed with polychrome multicoloured murrines. Four vases have an acid etched matte finish, one vase with glossy finish. The vases are authentic examples of early 20th century Murano art glass. They were 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, Murrine, Murano Glass

Murano Purple Pulled Feather Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown, gold flecks with purple pulled feather design Italian art glass powder box. Attributed to the Barovier e Toso company, in a "Fenicio" design. Pro...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

A Soffiato Glass Vase with Aventurine by Fratelli Toso (attr.), Murano ca. 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Soffiato Glass Vase with Aventurine by Fratelli Toso (attr.), Murano ca. 1930s A rare Murano art glass vase manufactured most probably by Fratelli Toso around 1930s. Thin opaque white glass with aventurine inclusions and applied foot, handles and rim in black. 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...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Pair of faces in blown Murano glass
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The blown Murano sculpture depicting the figure of a couple is a captivating work of art that fuses the mastery of the blown glass technique with the artistic expression of the human...
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Late 20th Century Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

The Hole, Murano Glass Handmade Vase Organic Shape
Located in Murano, VE
Part of our "Bucati" collection, a selection of vases crafted by our glass masters with speed, precision, and skill. Characteristic of this series is the iconic “window”, which allo...
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2010s Italian Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Mid-Century Modern Multicolor Set of Six Murano Drinking Glasses Tumbler
Located in Murano, Venezia
Elegant set of six handmade Murano drinking glasses with working to "Mace" multicolor. Murano artisans perform this service with great care and ...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Venini A Canne Pitcher by Gio Ponti Venice Murano 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini A Canne Pitcher by Gio Ponti Venice Murano 1950s A vintage "a canne" pitcher with twisted polycrome canes in red, blue, green and yellow. Manufa...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Signed Cenedese 'a Scavo' Red, Yellow & Black Italian Murano Glass Vase 1989
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning Italian signed Cenedese Murano art glass vase or vessel with a wonderful modernist form made by Gino Cenedese e Figlio. An absolutely mesmerising piece of midcentury Venetian glass featuring a stunning range of glass masterwork techniques including the 'A Scavo' technique to give the piece the look and feel of excavated ancient Roman glass and also applied 'pinstripe' ribbons of colourful...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vaso in vetro di Murano
Located in Palermo, PA
Bellissimo vaso rosso con motivo astratto multicolore, nero, verde, bianco e celeste con polvere d'argento che crea una suggestiva texture di forme e colori. Vaso in vetro di Murano ...
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1980s Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Glass, Murano Glass

Luigi Onesto Signed Murano Heart Shaped Sommerso Art Glass Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Signed Murano Art Glass Heart Shaped Sommerso Vase, Luigi Onesto for Vetreria Artistica Oball, Italy, 1960s. Eye-catching colorful sommerso glass heart vase with small heart shaped o...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Item of a Fig by Martinuzzi for Venini, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s. This fig is made by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini in Murano glass. This item might show slight traces of use since it's vintage as a chip on the top, but it ...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Murano glass vase
Located in Palermo, PA
Beautiful vase with from the blue background with multicolor abstract pattern creating a striking texture of shapes and colors. Murano (Venice) glass vase. 1980s approx.
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1980s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Glass, Murano Glass

Barbini Murano Label Sommerso Pink Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso pink Italian art glass sculptural decorative bowl / ashtray. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-1960. Published in his ca...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Urban Modern Blue Adventurine Six Murano Glass Vases, 2024
Located in Murano, Venezia
Kanne Drite Collection – Blue Murano Glass Vases The Kanne are colored Murano glass cylinders which, fused on the vase, form this wonderful work. Drite is said when the kanne are pos...
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2010s Italian Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage Double Side Fish Aquarium Sculpture Paperweight, Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown aquarium Italian art glass paper weight or sculpture. Showing a fish. Colors are a different shades of blue, red, yellow and clear. A beautiful nice addit...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Livio Campanella Mid-Century Modern Murrina Millefiori Murano Glass Vase, 1988s
Located in Murano, Venezia
Exclusive working of Murano glass to produce this fantastic venetian blown glass vase with murrine Millefiori and covered with gold leaf 24 c...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Abstract Sculpture Tribute to Pablo Picasso Head Cleopatra Murano Glass Badioli
Located in Murano, Venezia
This work, Sculpture Cleopatra, of art is a tribute to Pablo Picasso, made in Murano glass by the famous master glassmaker Badioli. Single work of rare beauty, full of shades of colo...
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2010s Italian Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Venini Bianconi Murano Red White Ribbons Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Filigrana stripes Italian art glass mini decorative fazzoletto handkerchief vase. Documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi, for the Venini Company, ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Murano glass box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderful heavy Murano Sommerso glass box in great condition. No chips to glass Made in Italy probably from 1950-60s
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1950s European Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Pop Comic Artistic Murano Glass Sculpture
Located in Murano, VE
Sandy crabs, is a blown glass pop comic sculpture created by Roberto Beltrami in Murano glass. Part of a comic and pop collection in Murano glass, the 'PUPI' are 100% mouth-blown an...
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2010s Italian Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Archimede Seguso Murano Silver Flecks Orange Glass Duck Figure, Italy, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Small hand blown Murano glass open wings duck / bird figurine with silver flecks. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy 1950s. Cute open wings st...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Silver Leaf

Contemporary Italian Murano Glass Silver Gold Colorful Mosaic Panel Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary modern Murano Art glass sculpture, a decorative panel displayed on a dark gray iron base, realized as a colorful Mosaic, gray, yellow, burgundy, white and black murrine, aqua blue, amethyst purple glass...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vienna Secession Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Iron, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Vase for Egidio Costantini
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid Murano glass vase designed by the great Archimede Seguso for Egidio Costantini, a fine Italian manufacture. SIGNED under the base. The vase...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Venini Vase 'Fazzoletto' in red, Venice Murano 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Vase 'Fazzoletto' in red, Venice Murano 1950s A vintage fazzoletto (handkerchief) vase in transparent red glass. Manufactured ca. 1950s by Venini...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Pulegoso Green Gold Italian Art Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown green and gold flecks Italian art glass perfume scent bottle. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, circa 1930-40s. Unsure of t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf

Flavio Poli Murano Yellow Faceted Glass Ashtray
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass, Glass, Art Glass

Vintage Green and Gold Murano Art Glass Cat
Located in Charleston, SC
Murano Venetian Art Glass Cat Figurine. This little stunner has shades of blues and greens throughout and gold flecks. A clear tail and head with teal ears...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Murano Glass Rostrate Sky Blue 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

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Murano Glass

Italian Murano Apple Art Glass Bowl after Barbini and Seguso
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian Murano art glass bowl, hand-crafted, in the shape of an apple, Mid Century Modern period, after designers Archimede Seguso and Alfredo Barbini, circa mid-20th cen...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass, Art 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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