Sommerso Decorative Objects

Sculptural Murano art glass vase in shades of Red and Orange. Designed by Flavio Poli and manufactured by Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Italy, 1950s. Vibrant colors: Red and orange glass with...

Cobalt blue glass vase was designed and hand blown by Ann Concoran for Nourot Glass studio. The vase is decorated with multicolor, abstract fused glass design on the front and back ...

Gorgeous, and large, vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks with red bands Italian art glass flower vase. The piece is documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The vase is actually ha...

Striking abstract art glass paperweight features central core of swirling deep amber, cognac brown, and opal colored glass with controlled bubbles, enclosed in a layer of clear glass...

A beautiful, sculptural vintage Italian Murano hand blown bowl in style of Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri D'Arte was made in sommerso technique of amber glass with controlled bubble e...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white ribbons art glass bird sculpture with gold flecks base. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini for the Salviati company. The bird is labelle...

Fused glass vase features complex multilayered colored glass core in dark Bordeau or burgundy red, cream, and sapphire blue colors, encased in clear glass in sommerso technique. Com...

Beautiful pair of vintage Murano hand blown opalescent blue and white, with controlled bubbles Italian art glass dove bird figurines. The pair is documented to the Fratelli Toso Comp...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sapphire blue, inner bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass tear / water drop shaped decorative bowl, vide poche. The piece is created in the m...

A striking pair of hand-blown Murano glass birds, executed in the classic Venetian tradition with elongated necks, stylized crests, and elegant sculptural forms. The bodies display a...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass duck sculpture. The piece is created in the Pulegoso technique, with thousands of bubbles within the piece...

Modernist style Murano glass bowl produced in Italy during the 1970s. Executed in clear glass with a submerged opaque green centre, the bowl presents a refined and minimalist interp...

A trio of sculptural vintage glass vases designed by Sven Palmqvist and produced by Orrefors, Sweden, during the 1960s. Executed in high-quality clear crystal, the vases features an...

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...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso sapphire blue and aqua blue Italian art glass swan bird sculpture. The bird figurine is documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The piec...

Midcentury hand blown Murano triple layered Sommerso bowl manufactured by Archimede Seguso / Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Italy 1950s. Opal white, red and yellow glass cased into clear glass...

Beautiful, antique, early Murano hand blown Sommerso red, controlled bubbles and gold leaf Italian art glass fish sculpture on clear base. Created in the manner of designer Flavio Po...

Stunning Murano Glass iridiscent Pulled Art glass vase. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1960s An spectacular handblown Murano art glass va...

Murano Art Glass Flower Shaped Bowl, ashtray or vide-poche, Italy 1950s-1960s. Attributed to Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Orange and clear glass. Gorgeous h...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gray and gold flecks Italian art glass squared shaped bowl. The piece is documented to designer Ercole Barovier for Barovier e Toso, circa 1960s. ...

An unusual vintage Murano glass bud vase features colorful millefiori flowing along the lines of the vase on clear glass background. The vase is marked with oval blue foil "Made i...

Playful "Seela" fish sculpture features colorful fused glass body in green, blue, and purple palette; the colored glass is encased in clear glass layer in sommerso technique, adding...

Hand-designed and hand-made Murano glass of great quality and chrome-plated brass frame. In very good condition. This purse-shaped sculpture is an exclusive Murano glass vase made e...

Beautiful antique Murano hand blown Sommerso clear white bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass mini vase / vide poche. The piece is documented to the Venini company, and created ...

Elegant Scandinavian modern bud vase designed by Asta Strömberg for Strömbergshyttan, Sweden, circa 1960s. Executed in clear crystal with a deep amber-brown sommerso core suspended ...

Striking sculptural footed bowl with manipulated rim features rare smokey amethyst color glass encased in clear glass in sommerso technique. The graphic, free-flowing rim creates an ...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright red, dark purple and gold flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture. The piece is documented to designer Archimede Seguso. It is created in t...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso "Alexandrite" purple Italian art glass paperweight / sculpture. The piece is fully signed underneath, “Ogge...

Vintage Midcentury Modern studio art glass centerpiece bowl features textured oval green glass spots on kingfisher blue glass background. It is listed on Whitefriars website as Deep...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cranberry pink and gold flecks Italian art glass apple shaped decorative bowl / vide poche. The piece was created in the “Bullicante” technique, w...

Outstanding Opaline glass marbled vase in white red, gray and blue glass. Attributed to Carlo Moretti and Manufactured by Opaline Florence. Italy, 1960s. Elegant design. Opaline whit...

Vintage art glass vase features cylindrical body with free flowing decor or large murrini and canes on light celadon blue background. The rim is accentuated with light purple glass band, and the colored glass body is encased in clear glass layer in sommerso technique, creating a clear glass base that visually elevates the piece by adding an illusion of floating above the surface. The vase is signed and dated in murrina on the bottom; it stands 10.75" tall. Richard Marquis (b. 1945) studied glass blowing under Marvin Lipofsky, who established a glass program at University of California at Berkeley in 1964. In 1969 Marquis receivied Fulbright grant to travel to Venice to observe glassmaking techniques; following up the advise of Dale Chihuly, who visited Murano on a Fulbright in 1968, Marquis went to Venini glassworks on Murano. As one of the first American studio glassmakers to travel to Italy to study traditional Venetian techniques, Marquis learned about murrine, a canne, and incalmo techniques that he would base his Master of Arts thesis for the University of California on, and later teach to other American studio glassblowers at schools across the country, including Penland School of Crafts, Pilchuck Glass School, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and the University of California, Los Angeles. Following up his experimental works with colorful murrini in 1970s, such as his famous Crazy Quilt Teapot series, Stars and Stripes Acid Capsule, and Lord's Prayer murrina, Marquis created Noble Effort...

Murano Sommerso clear and blue glass ashtray. A luminous cobalt core suspended within thick, hand-blown clear glass — the sommerso technique at its most elemental. The undulating st...

Beautiful vintage Strathearn hand blown millefiori flowers, white ribbons, hand made in Scotland art glass paperweight. It has 2 added murrines, one ...

Mid Century Modern Murano Aventurine Apple Bowl, Pink Cranberry Sommerso Beautiful vintage Murano cranberry, clear and aventurine (gold flecked) Sommerso a...

The unusual vintage Murano glass vase features streamlined footed bowl form with rolled rim; the fused conical foot is visually separated from the rest of the vase by a layer of semi...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink stripes and gold flecks Italian art glass double opening flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso. The vase h...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green and blue glass Italian art glass Lotus flower shaped bowl, vide-poche. The piece is documented to designer Archimede Seguso. This o...

Funny Mid-Century Modern hand blown Murano glass fish sculpture with silver aventurine flecks. Italy, 1950s. This cool fish figure will be the perfect choice as a gift idea. Also int...

Rare mid-century modernist art glass vase was created by Bengt Orup for Johansfors Glasbruk, Sweden, in 1960s as a part of Spontana line. It is decorated with swirling, organic shape...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear crystal with black accents Italian art glass horned baby owl bird figurine, paperweight. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. Similar on...

Colorful handblown Murano glass flower bowl with silver and gold flecks by Dino Martens. Italy, 1960s This eye-catching large bowl is full of details. The interior part in shades of ...

Collection of Four Blue Sommerso Glass Objects by Mona Morales-Schildt, Kosta, 1960s A rare and striking collection of four Sommerso crystal glass objects by the celebrated Swedish ...

Striking sculptural footed bowl with pulled and manipulated rim has color shift from amber to deep green on the rim; the asymmetrical, free-flowing rim creates an organic mood and g...

Vintage art glass bud vase features abstract pattern in organic beige and blue palette, created in feathered glass in Art Deco style. The colored glass is encased in clear glass in ...

Sculptural Organic Modern vase features rounded, elongated form, decorated with thin layer of gold foil fused over cobalt blue glass. The abstract, graphic pattern is swirling around the curves of the vase; the whole structure is enclosed in thin layer of clear glass in sommerso technique, adding depth and definition to the piece. Minimal shape of the vase is accented with pronounced, wide rim and considerable layer of clear glass on the bottom, functioning both as a structural foot of the vase and as a visual separator, elevating the vase from the surface it's displayed on . The streamlined form of the vase allows the bold flow of the pattern to take the center stage. The vase is signed and dated in etching on the side near the bottom; it comes with the original paper booklet. We are offering two cobalt and gold sommerso glass vases, created by Thomas Buechner III and Thomas Kelly for Vitrix Hot Glass Studio in 1990s; as Matthew has close ties to Vitrix studio, it is fascinating to see the reinterpretation of cobalt and gold theme by different artists with similar artistic background, and all three vases form a striking grouping when displayed together. Sculptural, highly decorative vase with graphic form, high quality craftsmanship, and statement piece presence will make a great gift to a collector or a design enthusiast and a perfect addition to a wide range of interiors, from Traditional to Post Modern, Art Deco, Mid Century Modern, Eclectic, Transitional, Scandinavian Modern, Minimalist, Japandi, Collected, or Contemporary. Matthew Buechner is an established American glass artist; he started his training in 1975 as an apprentice to glassblower Jon Meyer in Canton, New York, and continued it at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, where he studied glass blowing with Michael Pavlik. Matthew also served as an apprentice at the Glashutte Eisch in Germany, and attended workshops at Rhode Island School of Design, the Penland School of Design, and the Haystack Mountain School in Maine. In 1979, together with his brother Thomas Buechner III, Matthew founded Vitrix Hot Glass Studio in Corning's Market Street District, regarded among America's prominent contemporary glass studios. In 1981 Matthew founded his own studio, Thames Glass...

Striking Scandinavian Modern art glass vase was designed by Karin Hammar and hand blown by Stockholms Glasbruk. Graphic, geometrical body of the vase was...

Blue Fish vessel or vase was created by Paul Willsea and Carol O'Brien as a part of series that consists of bowls and vases which combine a blown vessel with a cast base. The base i...

A large and heavy Murano Style Art Glass Tropical Fish with block, orange and clear colors.

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass bowl / ashtray. Documented to designer Flavio Poli and Archimede Seguso for S...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso darker aqua green to an almost clear Italian art glass horse head sculpture / paper weight. The figure is documented to designer Archimed...

Striking paperweight has abstract red and white glass design encased inside clear glass; controlled bubbles, dispersed among the free-flowing colored glass swirls, guide the eye and ...

Sculptural, colorful vase is decorated with wide band of polychrome splashes and glass threads on almost fully opaque black glass background; the band flows freely in asymmetric man...

One of a kind black and red teardrop shaped Murano glass bowl or ashtray. Attributed to Alfredo Barbini, Italy, 1950s. This outstanding decorative bowl features a sensual tear drop ...

Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red and Neodymium gray Italian art glass sculptural bird flower vase. Documented to designer ...

Hand blown Murano Sommerso triangle geode bowl in purple pink fuchsia glass. Italy, 1960s. Eyecatching colors in shades of pink and purple using the "sommerso" technique. Manufacture...

Vintage studio art glass vase features a rounded form with wide rim opening, showcasing a complex layered white and blue colored glass decor, encased in layer of clear glass in somme...

Set of 2 vintage art glass bud vases features soft, rounded forms and reserved color palette. The taller vase is done in cranberry red glass, and the smaller - in amber yellow glass;...

Sculptural Organic Modern vase was hand blown with thin layer of white glass underlying the multicolored fused glass. The abstract, graphic pattern of soft, pastel purple, off-white...

Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown deep pink over white, and gold flecks Italian art glass bird sculpture. The figure is documented to the Salviati company. I have anothe...