Murano Glass Animal Sculptures

Murano, Italy, 1980s. This rare decorative object, which can also be used as a paperweight, depicts two colored fishes in an aquarium with its own algae and corals. It is made in m...

Made in Italy, 1920s - 1930s. This miniature horse is made in hand-modeled Murano glass. It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but i...

Antonio da Ros for Cenedese - Pulcino (Bird). Blue turquoise glass with murrine pattern in lemon yellow and pale brown. Two fused blue murrine as eyes and a melted blue funnel...

Huge, stunning, rare and vintage midcentury centrepiece glass sculpture by Ermanno Nason (1928-2013) for Cenedese of Murano, Venice, Italy, somewhere between the years 1965-1972. An ...

A Rare set of TWO egrets made of hand blown clear and brown Murano glass and brass head and feet. The glass is in excellent ALL vintage condition. Brass has beautiful age and patin...

Beautiful Murano hand blown owl figure. Colors are a clear with gold flakes inside. Made in Murano, Italy by the Vincenzo Nason & Cie company. Marked with original label. A great pie...

Flavio Poli (1900-1984), 'Moon fish', 1954/1981 model no. 9824 sommerso glass executed by Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Murano, Italy 22 x 23 x 4 cm signed on the underside 'SVD'A Albarelli 1...

Beautiful midcentury hand blown artistic Murano glass rabbit sculpture with golden dots. This fantastic object was designed by Archimede Seguso and...

This Murano glass sculpture of a cat exemplifies the artistic brilliance and meticulous craftsmanship characteristic of fine Murano glasswork. The piece's striking amber orange prima...

A pair of Murano Style Art Glass "Tropical Fishes" with many vivid colors applied on the body, very charming pieces.

A real museum piece. Age approx. 1963-72. Provenience: The piece was part of the museum collection (sample collection) of Gino Cenedese company. Execution: Ermanno Nason. Height:...

Abstract fish sculpture by Sergio Costantini for Vetro Artistico Murano with, blue, yellow and brown accents on clear Murano glass. Made in Italy, 20th century. Includes the artist's...

Deco' panther sculpture in blown Murano glass from the 1940s. Transparent glass base, stylised panther sculpture in black glass, completely handmade. In excellent condition.

Incredible Archimede Seguso Murano glass with gold bicolor cock circa 1950.

A Large and Heavy Murano Hand Blown Murrine Glass Vase, colorful artwork with a shaped top.

This beautiful animal sculpture, depicting a galloping horse crafted from Murano glass in vibrant green and yellow hues, was made in the late 20th century. It bears the artist's sign...

Cenedese Antonio Da Ros. Museum collection. Petrol brown buffalot. A real museum piece. Provenience: The piece was part of the private museum collection (sample collection) from the...

Lovely Murano glass bird sculpture from the 1970s in Italy, attributed to Fratelli Toso. Handcrafted by the highly skilled Italian glass artists on the little island of Murano nearby...

A pair of black and white animal sculptures by Archimede Seguso (1909-1999) Italy made circa 1970 comprising of two large ducks, in solid opaque...

Vetrerie Toso, Italy, circa 1930s. It is made in blown glass and polychrome paste. A clear sign of the authenticity of the piece, its age and its creation is the presence of ash particles in the glass. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and ready to become a piece in a home. Literature: Giordana Naccari, Cristina Beltrami, ed. Skira, "L' Arca di Vetro. La Collezione di animali di Pierre Rosenberg...

Vincenzo Nason & C. Murano, Italy, 1970s. This fish is made in Murano glass. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in exce...

murano glass fish Rubelli 1970 Murano

Mid-Century Modern hand blown Murano glass fish figure with multicolor murrine and gold flecks, Italy 1950s. This fish sculpture has multicolor spots in brown, orange, red, green, ...

A pair of Italian circa 1960's blown gold and clear glass pheasants. Measurements: Height: 19" Length: 24" Width: 4.5".

This exquisite mid-century Murano art glass sculpture captures the delicate beauty of two swallows perched on a vibrant green branch. Expertly handcrafted, the birds feature transl...

Murano with gold We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Attributed to Seguso - Barovier We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. The history of "Seguso Vetri D' Arte" is directly linked to the "Vetreria Artistica­ Barovier" company. When the Barovier workshop was forced to reduce production in 1929, due to a financial crisis in America, the original group of ten partners had to separate and Antonio Seguso in 1931, assisted by his sons Ernesto and Archimede opened a small workshop of his own. They were joined by Luigi Olimpio Ferro and Napoleone Barovier the following year. Together the craftsmen establish the "Artistica Soffieria e Vetreria Barovier Seguso & Ferro" company as equal partners. In 1934 Flavio Poli joins the firm as artistic director and within only a brief period of time a distinct style of designs emerged. The close collaboration between Flavio Poli, Archimede Seguso and Alfredo Barbini played an important part in the success of the company. New glass techniques are developed which include never before seen color applications. The companies innovative designs constantly received awards and during the 1935 World Fair in Brussels and the 1936 Milan Triennale they did attract the interest of a new group of clientele. One of them is the French wholesale company "Veronese" from Paris which would play a defining role in the history of the company. The demand for an increase in production requires additional investments and the partners felt that there is a need to multiply their investment tenfold. Luigi Olimpio Ferro subsequently decided to withdraw from the company and his shares are acquired by Flavio Poli, which makes him a full partner. As a result, the company name is changed to Seguso Vetri D’ Arte and it is officially recognized in 1937. A period of great success and prosperity ensues, lasting until the outbreak of World War II. The post ­war period is a time of great change in Europe and the rebuilding of the economical structure in Italy requires major investments which result in the introduction of new import duties and taxes. To safeguard the copyright of the Seguso Vetri D'Arte designs an application for a second entry into the commercial registers of Venice is made by the partners in 1945. Strict export regulations curb international business relations for many years after the war and the company decides to focus on the domestic market instead. In 1946 a large retail location is opened at the Piazza Diaz in Milan where in addition to the art glass, German porcelain and Italian pottery is offered. In 1950 Flavio Poli develops a new sommerso glass technique, which consists of an overlaying of transparent layers of glass. The overlapping creates new shades of color which prior to the introduction of this technique had not been seen. Flavio Poli's most iconic design is the "Valve", which resembles an upright, slightly opened clam shell. The design was introduced in 1951. Mario Pinzoni joins the company in 1953 as a personal assistant to Flavio Poli and his responsibilities as a draftsman included the compilation of archival and the existing production drawing s...

1960s Antonio Da Ros “Bull” in sommerso technique murano glass for Gino Cenedese. The bull is part of a large collection of animals “ ZOO” design by Antonio Da Ros for Gino Cenedese,...

Incredible Barovier&Toso Murano glass green and yellow circa 1950 pheasant.

The hand blown Sculpture depicts a pair of parrots poised upon twisted branches. The artist has represented the birds in an opaque dark brown glass decorated internally with gold inc...

Murano glass sculpture attributed to Alfredo Barbini depicting a duck with milk glass body decorated with red and ocher murrine, head and neck in transparent glass with gold inclusio...

Murano glass swans, Italy, 1960s. Family items, bought by my great-grandparents during a pleasure trip. Intact. Note the large dimensions. Typical workm...

Early 1980, a very cute Venetian penguin Art sculpture in blown Murano glass, the central solid crystal clear core is deeply overlaid in black and white, t...

'MAIALINO', MODEL NO. 2485 NAPOLEONE MARTINUZZI for Venini 1928 Lightly iridescent hand-blown and applied 'pulegoso' glass.Height 17, length 27cm LITERATURE Compare Anna Venini ...

This large vintage Murano glass sculpture is a mid-century Italian craftsmanship that takes the elegant form of a stylised fish. Hand-blown in the 1960s, it features a fluid, abstrac...

Murano Italian smoked glass dolphin sculpture 1960s.

Franco Lapini exquisite seal sculpture is made entirely of metal plated in silver and its surface is lightly textured to give it an organic feel, the purple Murano glass gracing a st...

Gold Flecks Acid Green & Cream Ribbons Murano Art Glass Fish Figure, Italy 1940s A lovely Murano glass fish sculpture with colorful ribbons in ac...

Seguso Iridescent Murano glass duck from the 1950s midcentury.

Incredible Murano glass Venini signature gray pigeon circa 1950.

Amazing Mid-Century Modern Italian walrus black, brown and crystal Murano glass sculpture. This incredible item was produced in Italy during the 1960s and it is attributed to Arc...

Murano Sommerso gold flecks Italian Large art glass fish figurine Beautiful Murano hand blown Sommerso and gold flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture. The piece is profusely cover...

Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977), rare 'Elefante', ca. 1933 for Venini vetro lattimo with gold leaf application produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy 20 x 30 x 20 cm LITERATURE si...

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Salviati & C Measures: Violet : 33 long x 10 high x 5.5 depth Green: 30 long x 9 high x 5.5 depth The lawyer Antonio Salviati and his dream In 1859 in his premises at Number 731 of Dorsoduro, Venice the “Salviati Dott. Antonio fu Bartolomeo” company was established. This is when, Vicenza-born lawyer Antonio Salviati started the entrepreneurial career, moved by a passion for the precious mosaics of the Basilica of San Marco and fascinated by Murano glass art, he decided to start-up his own production of mosaics and objects in Murano glass. An ambitious and far-sighted goal pushed him along this path: to revive the fate of Murano glass production that has been fallen for decades. A challenge which finds the maximum support from two fundamental figures in the history of Murano glass: the mayor of the island, Antonio Colleoni, and the Abbot Vincenzo Zanetti, founder of the glass museum and of the first art school for glass masters. The first successes and international investments The launchpad was the “First Glassmakers’ Exhibition” in 1864 in which Salviati participated with a monumental mosaic that earns him a prize superior to the Gold Medal. The success achieved affirmed the credibility of the Company which thus started its glass production in Palazzo da Mula. The new corporate and productive reality needed investors and the lawyer started to internationalise the company by addressing the economic and financial market across the Channel. The UK immediately showed huge interest in Salviati’s mosaics – as testified by the mosaic that can be seen on the façade of the current Apple Store in Regent Street, London. It was also in London, on 21st December 1866, that the “Società Anonima per Azioni Salviati & C.” was established with the support of diplomat Sir Austen Henry Layard and historian William Drake. The new corporate set-up was further established with the purchase of a new headquarter, this time on the Riva dei Vetrai in Murano. The universal show of Paris in 1867 celebrated the relaunch project of Antonio Salviati “Venice owes a debt of gratitude to the knight Salviati in the resurgence for one of the most legitimately famous of its industries”. From Esposizione Illustrata di Parigi, 1867 pg. 275. “Venice and Italy have gain huge success in the Universal Exhibition. The resurgence of one of the city’s most famous industries is consecrated in this very occasion by the gold medal awarded by the jury to Mr Salviati […] the crowd […] is gathering around the display cases that hold those pieces of glass that are so transparent and so light as to appear like woven air, impregnated, when in their elegant forms that become rainbows of those iridescent reflections that cover them at the artist’s whim – the author of a real ray of sunshine from the beautiful and splendid Venice”. From Esposizione Illustrata di Parigi, 1867 pg. 311 The fundamental role of training in murano glass Training plays a fundamental role for the Company; attendance at the Art School was made compulsory for “[…] all the young workers of the Factory who don’t only tire themselves in manual work. This was established with the idea not only to lift their dignity and their initially limited aspirations, […] but also to improve their artistic education and thereby facilitate an improvement also in their economic situation”. Together with the art school, a free school was also set up to teach all employees to read and write. Diversification in production and made-to-measure projects In a short time, Salviati & C. diversified its production to include glasses, cups, amphoras, and vials which guaranteed the first prize in the universal exhibition for three consecutive years. Its mosaic production also flourished, being used in world-class projects: from the Houses of Parliament in London, to the Viceroy’s palace in Alessandria in Egypt, to the Opera House of Paris, including the private homes of wealthy New York personality. The entire 19th century for Salviati & C. was represented by development, success and fame in the national and international markets, and the Company became a symbol and reference point of Murano glass art throughout the world. The Salviati legacy at the turn of the century On the death of Antonio Salviati in 1890, first his three children followed one another at the helm of the company and then Maurizio Camerino, previously general manager. It was thanks to him that the decorative mosaic project of the Stanford Memorial Church in Palo Alto (California, USA) took place after 12 years of work. As well as the opening of a sales point in Via Montenapoleone in Milan and the institution of a museum collection of Murano glass from the 19th and 20th centuries. The post-war years, biennials and lighting After Maurizio Camerino’s death in 1931, his three children took over the helm of the company: its solid foundations allowed them to strive for new important goals in the art world, participating in the Biennials of 1932 and 1934. Not even the Second World War could tarnish the strength of the Salviati brand: in the post-war years Renzo Camerino renewed the ruined production headquarter and enthusiastically restored all his commercial contacts. Thanks to his grandson Renzo Tedeschi (newly graduated in Engineering at the Polytechnic of Turin and upon his return from an apprenticeship in the United States), Salviati launched its production in lighting appliances. The following years saw intense growth in the number of collaborations with renowned artists and designers. In 1959, the production site was moved to Fondamenta Radi 16, where it still stands today. The great lighting projects The larger production area allowed the company to further expand the international market in the field of architectural lighting. A number of projects were undertaken, such as the 9-tonne, 22-metres high chandelier in the Chamber of Commerce in Parma, the ceiling illumination in the premises of the World Intellectual Property Organisation in Geneva and the Kowloon Hotel in Hong Kong; not to mention the sound-absorbing windows of the Aula Nervi in the Vatican and the lighting system of the great honour hall of the Philippine Plaza Hotel in Manila in collaboration with architect John Marsteller. The reputation of Salviati & C. was further affirmed by the commission – after an international call for bids – for twelve 11-metre high chandeliers for the Tonhalle concert hall in Dusseldorf, made using an innovative system of modular glass elements – “LS- System” – one of the today company’s cornerstones. Salviati from the modern age to the present The story of Salviati continues in the modern era, keeping the focus on creating an innovative style that had distinguished it since its inception. Participation in international exhibitions increased, such as the Venice Biennials from 1958 to 1972 (the final year in which Murano glass was allowed) thanks to projects by designers of the calibre of Betha and Teff Sarasin, Claire Falkestein, and Luciano Gaspari. In 1962 Salviati was awarded with the highest recognition in the Design world, the “Compasso d’Oro” prize assigned by A.D.I. for the Marco vase designed by architect Sergio Asti. In 1965 the company changed its name to Salviati & C. s.p.a.; then it was purchased by the Gruppo Ferruzzi in 1987 which later on it was transferred to a French company. Since 2015 the company returned to be Venetian with the acquisition by the Umana group. Salviati and its designers Salviati’s designers: Luciano Gaspari, Sergio Asti (Compasso d’Oro 1962), Claire Falkenstein, Ward Bennet, Teff and Betha Sarasin, Ingo Maurer, Ross Lovegrove, Amanda Levete, Tom Dixon, Nigel Coates, Thomas Heatherwick, Luca Nichetto, Ben Gorham...

An elegant murano glass bird of paradise sculpture, may also be described as a peacock or pheasant, by Alfredo Barbini for Salviati and C...

Stunning vintage blue and green sommerso art glass elephant sculpture by Murano glass, circa 1970s. The sculpture is in very good condition with no chips or cracks (light scratches o...

Signed, Blown Art Glass Fish Sculpture by Josef Marcolin UPDATE: Due to agreement with 1stDibs, we'll be staying through the end of the year. A very special sculpture. Blue and wine-red blown glass fish by the Italian Murano glass blower Josef Marcolin. Measures approximately 5.5 x 5.5 x 1.75 inches. Josef Marcolin (1933-2015), who originallly lived and was trained as a glassblower in Murano, Italy, moved to Sweden with his brother Benito in 1954. They made beautiful blown glass/crystal sculptures, such as this one, that are known for their stunning, unique blend of Murano and Swedish style. In 1991 they moved back to Italy and continued to create for a short time under the name Sardinia Crystal...

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

Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by V. Nason We LOVE this amazing fish! It is approximately 6.5 x 4.25 x 2 inches. Very good vintage condition. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ...

This sophisticated and whimsical glass Toucan sculpture was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production,...

A Large and Heavy Murano Hand Blown Glass Vase with colorful ripple patterns on the entire body.

Swan Murano glass Licio Zanetti murano glass brass red.

Pair of Murano glass ducks by Fratelli. Beautiful pair of gold murano glass ducks by Fratelli. This lovely pair of murano glass ducks are a gold gl...

Pink-Red, Blue, & Clear Oball Murano Glass Fish Sculpture with Original Label. The sculpture still has its label, though very worn, which says Made in Italy Murano. The sculpture is ...

Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white and red stripe Italian art glass flat fish sculpture. The fish is created in the manner of the Cenedese Company. The ...

Signed 24k gold infused Crystal Fish Sculpture by Josef Marcolin. original label In addition to the signature on the bottom, the piece still has both of its original labels as well. In Murano glass work, fine gold dust inside the glass is called gold polveri. Perhaps this term was dropped by Marcolin due to the inclusions being more notable gold flecks rather than gold dust. Josef Marcolin (1933-2015), who originallly lived and was trained as a glassblower in Murano, Italy, moved to Sweden with his brother Benito in 1954. They made beautiful blown glass/crystal sculptures such as this one, which are known for their unique blend of Murano and Swedish style. In 1991 they moved back to Italy and continued to create for a short time under the name Sardinia Crystal...

Murano vintage, and gorgeous, hand blown white, deep golden amber and gold flecks Italian art glass playful birds on branch sculptures. They are a matched pair. The birds are documen...

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...

Black Murano Glass Dolphin by V. Nason, Italy, with Original Label UPDATE: Due to agreement with 1stDibs, we'll be staying through the end of the year. This handsome black dolphin i...

Set of 3 vintage hand blown Murano glass ducks infused with gold flecks, with Swarovski crystal eyes / Made in Italy, circa 1980s "Murano Glass" etc...

Made in Italy, 1960s. This is a Murano hot-modeled glass made by the glass master Gino Cenedese, signed and with its original Cenedese label. This type of glass was made by him and...