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Place of Origin: Italian
Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese Tall Sommerso Vase – Green & Honeycomb Amber Atomic
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Mid-Century Modern Murano glass vase designed by Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese, Italy, circa 1950s. This tall cylindrical vase is an exquisite example of the Sommerso (subme...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Incise Glass Bottle in Ocean by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
Category
20th Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Vase by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello
By Bertoncello, Roberto Rigon
Located in Vienna, AT
This fantastic large Italian glazed ceramic vase was designed by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello art ceramics ca around 1970.
It features a...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Paolo Venini Inciso Glass Bottle Manufactured by Venini 1990s
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Paolo Venini Inciso Glass Bottle Manufactured by Venini 1990s
A vintage "Inciso" glass bottle designed by Paolo Venini in 1956 and manufactured by...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
elegant floral artful Italian vase by Elio Schiavon Italy 1960s handpainted
By Elio Schiavon
Located in Landshut, BY
This beautiful ceramic vase, which features a floral painting very similar to the designs of the renowned art mirror, was meticulously hand-painted in the Italian province of South T...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Large Modernist Art Glass Vase by Carlo Nason for Murano Glass
By Carlo Nason, Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist art glass vase by master glass artist Carlo Nason for Murano Glass, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 8.5"W x 9"...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Deco Large Vase in Ox Blood Red Glass by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historic vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opalino glass characterized by round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed in three shades of color and in three sizes.
Rhythm" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Barbini Murano Blue Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass 1950s Rocket Decanter
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and tall, vintage Murano hand blown sky blue, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass decanter. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. Published ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lotus Garden Stone Planter Pot or Urn from Italy
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Italian garden stone planter pot or urn on a raised square pedestal platform or plinth, featuring a relief design of a lotus flower. Interi...
Category
20th Century Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stone, Cast Stone, Concrete, Metal, Iron
Female Moor's Head from Caltagirone by Ceramiche Germano from the 1990s
By Alessi Ceramiche
Located in Milano, MI
Moor's head of Caltagirone of a female figure with lemons, made by Ceramiche Germano in the 1990s
Ø 26 cm h 43 cm
Ceramiche Germano is a ceramic company based in Caltagirone, Sicil...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Barovier & Toso Vase, 1980s, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful vase blown in a filigran white spiral and light blue on the top in clear glass designed by Ercole Barovier, 1980s Barovier & Toso, Murano. Dimension: Height 34 cm (13-1/2 i...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Ritagli Glass Vase in Iridescent Green and Aquamarine by Fulvio Bianconi
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in iridescent green and aquamarine designed by Fulvio Bianconi in 1989. Perfect for indoor home decor as a flower vase or statement piece for any room. Numbered edi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Early Italian Polychrome Majolica Albarello, Late 17th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Polychrome Majolica Albarello, Late 17th Century.
Category
1690s Baroque Antique Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Majolica
Contemporary Longhorn Hand-Blown Glass Liquor Bottle Horn Animal Trophy Wild
By Simone Crestani
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
"Contemporary Longhorn Hand-Blown Glass Liquor Bottle " by Simone Crestani
Introducing the Longhorn Bottle, a breathtaking masterpiece crafted by the visionary glass artist Simone Crestani. As a part of the esteemed Trophy Bottles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Small Mid-Century Modern Red Murano Glass Bud Vase
Located in Soquel, CA
Small Mid-Century Modern Red Murano Glass Bud Vase
Bright translucent red hand blown Murano glass bud vase, with four large ridged details. One ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Pair of Neoclassical Black and White Giustiniani Urns
By Giustiniani Family 1
Located in New York, NY
Pair of neoclassical black and white Giustiniani urns with contrasting foliate rims and scrolled handles on low plinths. Italy, circa 1780s.
Dimensions: 7.75" H x 4.5" W handle to ha...
Category
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Antique Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Murano glass vases signed Costantini
By Constantini, Flavio Costantini
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Mid-Century Modern Murano glass vases, signed Costantini. Italy 1970s.
The vases are priced and sold by pair.
The large Italian vases are handmade and entirely in Muran...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Trophy Hand Blown Glass Liquor Bottles Set
By Simone Crestani
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Contemporary Trophy Hand Blown Glass Liquor Bottles Set
Introducing the elegant Trophy Bottles Set by Simone Crestani, a stunning ensemble that incl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Titus I Large Blown Glass Vase by Jaime Hayon
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Milan, IT
Titus I is a large pink blown grass vase with a gunmetal stand.
The product is part of the collection New Roman, by Jaime Hayon: inspired by the vessels of...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
Murano Vase Masterpiece, Blooming Field with Poppies and Lavender, Signed
By Silvio Piattelli, Gio Ponti, Ercole Barovier, Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
The vase made with the same technique of the tumblers in another listing.
After the success of the tumbler group, I asked the maestro to make a vase that would keep the design and t...
Category
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano ca. 1960s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano ca. 1960s
A large sommerso art glass vase manufactured by Seguso Vetri D'Arte and designed by Flavio ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Signed ceramic vase
By Carlo Zauli, Alessio Tasca, Gambone Fantoni, Fantoni
Located in Lugo, IT
Signed ceramic vase
Good condition.
Thank you
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano ca. 1953
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase Murano ca. 1953
A large sommerso art glass vase manufactured by Seguso Vetri D'Arte and designed by Flavio P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Ceramic Italian Vase
Located in Austin, TX
Ceramic vase from Italy. The vase features elements reminiscent of coral and have a striking organic appearance. The finish features tones of terracotta, blue, and cream.
Category
2010s Organic Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Ball Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Yellow, Orange, Red, Black, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Ball Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Yellow, Orange, Red, Black, Signed. Chunky ball vase with glazed graduated bands of colors: yellow, orange, red, brown and black. Signed in the g...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Venetian Murano Red Gold Flecks Fish Stem Italian Art Glass Vase
By Salviati, Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, antique, early Venetian / Murano hand blown ruby red with gold flecks Italian art glass with ornate fish stem vase / table object. Created in the manner of the Salviati an...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
Alfredo Barbini Large Vase 'Doppio Incalmo', Venice Ca. 1965
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Alfredo Barbini Large Vase 'doppio incalmo', Venice ca. 1965
A large heavy glass vase manufactured and designed by Alfredo Barbini ca. 1965. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Murano glass vases signed Costantini
By Constantini, Flavio Costantini
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Mid-Century Modern Murano glass vases, signed Costantini. Italy 1970s.
The vases are priced and sold by pair.
The large Italian vases are handmade and entirely in Muran...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Blue and Multi-Color Swirl Glass Murano Venetian Vase, Italy, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass vase. Created by a Murano glass company. A beautiful piece of art for any room. Found at an Estate Sale in Nuremberg, Germany.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
SPIRA Vessel 02 Limited Edition in Breccia Acquasanta
Located in Carrara, Toscana
SPIRA is a modern tribute to ancient rituals. Vessel 02 repeats the motif of the ancient greek column base.
The variation of layers and colors in the texture of this extraordinary s...
Category
2010s Other Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble
SPIRA Vessel 02 in Red Travertine
Located in Carrara, Toscana
SPIRA is a modern tribute to ancient rituals. Vessel 02 repeats the motif of the ancient greek column base.
The travertine, with its naturally occurring color variations and delicat...
Category
2010s Other Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Travertine
Toso Renato Italian Murano Glass Vases "Repetai" Miodel for Fratelli Toso, 1964
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Set of two Italian midcentury Murano glass vases model Repetai designed by Italian artist Toso Renato for Fratelli Toso in 1964
Publications:
Gold Medal at the XXXIV Venice Inter...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Venice Blown Contemporary Glass Vase 'Dervish'
By Hands On Design, kanz
Located in Milan, IT
They look like three vases that remain in balance by magic, but Dervish is a unique piece, masterfully blown in Venice by Soffieria for Hands on Design. Designed by KANZ Architetti t...
Category
2010s Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Campi vase, enameled glass
Located in Venezia, IT
Collection of Murano glass and enamel vases, in three color variants. The enamel decoration is inspired in the particular thickness on the surface of the glass by a French technique ...
Category
2010s Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
Postmodern Italian Multicolored Solid Marble Vase by Marmi Fine Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Go0rgeous solid multicolored marble vase , circa 1980's Made in Italy nice beveled edges retains gold label , by Marmi Fine , great condition no chips or cracks.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble
Supernova Vase, Hand-Blown Murano Glass, Available in Different Colors, L
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The organically shaped bowls of different sizes and forms offer multiple opportunities of poetic harmony. The iridescent amber contains all the colors of the spectrum and fascinates ...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Monumental Murano Art Glass Vase
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in New York, NY
Unusually large scale Murano art glass vase, having blue ground with multi color millefiore highlights. Nice modernist cylindrical form, impressi...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Karl Springer (German/American, 1931-1991), Large Scavo Glass Vessel. Signed.
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Large scavo, or acid washed, vase in Amethyst by Seguso, Murano Italy, for Karl Springer. Signed on the bottom.
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
1970s Gorgeous Yellow Vase by Ind. Vetraria Valdarnese. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous yellow vase by Industria Vetraria Valdarnese, mouth-blown glass and handmade. Made in Italy. This vase is in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
Vase diameter 7,87 x 9...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair Of Limestone Columns, Circa 1940
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Limestone Columns, Circa 1940
Category
20th Century Classical Roman Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Limestone
Vase Decorative Object Murano Glass Vincenzo Nason Midcentury Modern Italy 1960s
By Vincenzo Nason & Cie
Located in Palermo, IT
Vase/decorative object attributed to Vincenzo Nason made of black aventurine blown Murano glass with oval body and flat mouth. Made in Murano in the 60s. Please watch the video and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Original murano glass vase by La Murrina, Italy, 1980s
By La Murrina
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage murano glass vase by La Murrina made in Italy in the 1980s.
La Murrina is a symbol of excellence in design with unique glass products “Made in Murano”. Thanks to its strong r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Cenedese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Neon Yellow Italian Murano Glass Obelisk
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese vintage midcentury modern tall and rare 'new old stock' polished faceted Murano glass obelisk in a beautiful light neon yellow colored / coloured glass, made circa 1970. Won...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Gammazita Head Vase
By Stefania Boemi
Located in Milan, IT
This anthropomorphic vase is made entirely by hand and painted in a dark blue opaque monochrome tint rich in natural pigments and resin binders th...
Category
2010s Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Gianni Tosin Lava & Blue Glaze Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery Vase
By Guido Gambone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fantastic Italian modernist pottery vase by Gianni Tosin.
With Gambone style mottled blue glaze and raised cream colored 'lava' decoration.
Stamped I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Bitossi pottery large bowl or flower pot, Rimini Blue, By Aldo Londi, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Classic rather large Aldo Londi Bitossi ceramic bowl or flower pot from the Rimini blue range. A gorgeous Mid-century modern retro classic, with really nice glazing, the colors are w...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wicker, Art Glass
Midcentury Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Vase
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, ES
'Rimini blu' glazed ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi for by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s.
This eye-catching vase is made of blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns surrounding the cen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta, Pottery
Large Amphora Vase Majolica Figurative Subject Crocodile Hunt Rubens Policrome
Located in Recanati, IT
Majestic majolica Amphora vase, with a height of 183 cm (72 in) and a diameter of 52 cm (20,5 in): a unique piece, entirely handmade and hand-painted in Gubbio, Central Italy, in 1995. Its surface is decorated with a splendid and detailed reproduction of the famous "The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt", painted by Peter Paul Ruben's (1615).
The body of the vase shows remarkable technical capabilities, given its size and complexity. The amphora is divided into three parts: the base, the central body and the neck. The rarity of majolica artworks of this size lies in the technical difficulty of managing the entire creation process given the large size, both for the making of the terracotta artifact and the subsequent decorating phase. During the first firing of the clay biscuit the risk of breakage is very high and also during the second firing of the color majolica hides many pitfalls, this explains the rarity of artworks of this size, the difficulty of the decorations and consequently their value.
Description of the reproduction painted :
Peter Paul Rubens created the canvas oil painting entitled The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt between 1615–16. The hunt takes place on the banks of the Nile, as indicated by a palm tree in the background. As hippopotami and crocodiles were considered dangerous nuisances, their destruction was a duty performed by noblemen. The hunting party comprises three men in orientalizing costume—mounted on Arabian horses, who hunt with lance and sword—and two valets clad in roughly-hewn jerkins—one of whom has been killed by one of the beasts. The enraged hippopotamus tramples the crocodile, as both are attacked by the hunters and hounds...
Category
1990s Baroque Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
1980s Seguso Style Modernist Purple and Clear Sommerso Murano Glass Vase
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A purple murano glass vase designed and manufactured in the Eighties in Murano, it's in perfect conditions. This vase showcases the distinctive characteristics associated with Murano...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano ribbed Sommerso Vase, 1950s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Archimede Seguso Murano ribbed Sommerso Vase, 1950s
A rare Venetian art glass vase manufactured by Vetreria Archimede Seguso ca. 1950s. Thick...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Opalino Small Vase in Black Black Inside Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opalino small vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional Opalino technique. This method...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Moor Head Special Edition, Vase Centerpiece, Handmade in Italy, 2023, Bespoke
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Handmade piece in Italy. No mold. 90 Colors available. Sicily is the land of clay and handcrafted pieces. Love and jealousy melt inside those wonderful creations.
Category
2010s Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Venini Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Apple Green Red Thread Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton medium vase in amber Murano glass by Venini. It looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori by Venini from 1970 lies in its name: Ballo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Bold Red and Black Empoli Glass Vase - Vintage Eclectic Italian Artistry MCM
By Vetrerie di Empoli, Empoli
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking Empoli vase features a captivating design characterized by bold red and black swirls that create a dynamic visual effect. The glass is expertly crafted, showcasing the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Rock Red Large Vase by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Milan, IT
A strikingly singular addition to a personal art collection, this gorgeous vase is a veritable work of art of bold visual impact. Entirely crafted of soft resin, it boasts a magnific...
Category
2010s Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin
Italian Decorative Post-Modern Ceramic Vase, circa 1980.
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice decorative post-modern vase, circa 1980, Italy.
Round black glazed ceramic, three nickeled metal tubes.
Dimensions: 43 cm H, 18 cm diameter.
Good original condition.
All purchas...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Set of 3 "Scavo" Vases in Murano Glass, Vetri d'Arte Seguso, 1960s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous collection of three "SCAVO" Murano pearlescent glass vases in pink, turquoise and grey color. These incredibly beautiful and rare objects were produced by Seguso Vetri d'Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Lefka N.1 Vase
By Claudia Frignani
Located in Milan, IT
Timeless elegance and masterful attention to details: these are the main features of this sophisticated vase in terracotta with a glossy white glaze and accordion-like decorations. T...
Category
2010s Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Baroque Style Large Italian Crystal Vase With Grotesque Engravings
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Before describing the object under consideration, we must make an important clarification; the artifact, one of many that we will publish over time, is part of the museum collection of a historic Florentine crystal grinder that unfortunately closed recently. It is the Marcello Galgani & Son company, whose completely manual and artisanal work has not withstood the disproportionate advance of mass-produced mechanical processes! Marcello Galgani began his craft as a grinder and restorer in 1960; as the years went by, Marcello mastered and became familiar with particular techniques and shapes, resulting in the production of objects that manage to retain the freshness of grinding and engraving, the warmth and softness of light, and the inimitable flavor of unique artifacts. After several years, his son Lorenzo, who grew up among crystals, also entered the business and immediately became passionate about this ancient craft with skill and ability. Stimulated by the aesthetic sense of the past, father and son, set up a workshop in which the shapes they researched and created themselves are mouth-blown by traditional Tuscan glassmakers in Empoli, then ground and engraved using ancient sixteenth-century techniques, with motifs born from the Galgani's inexhaustible imagination or culturally inspired by designs of objects seen and studied in Florentine museums (Uffizi, Galleria Palatina, Museo degli Argenti, etc.). Marcello and Lorenzo Galgani were also Masters in the difficult art of restoration, bringing rare and precious objects back to life. As mentioned the company recently closed and disposed of all its last production, and only Marcello's old private museum collection remained, which includes unique and special objects created over time, a collection that the craftsman made available to us for a planned sale. All of the objects were made entirely by hand with old grinding wheels, but there were mainly two tools that allowed the creation of masterpieces: the right hand and the left hand of the master craftsman. Ancient glassmaking techniques were used for all the ground and engraved products: first, the object was ground with an emery wheel fed continuously by a jet of abrasive sand and water, then re-polished with a very fine-grained sandstone wheel also fed with water; the engravings were done freehand using as many as 10-15 small stone wheels for each design (flowers, branches, animals, etc. ); then the object was polished and shined; we must make, at this point, an important clarification on these last two operations: towards the end of the 1960s acid crystal polishing was devised, the object was immersed and rotated in a solution of sulfuric acid, fluoridic acid and water and in a short time all the defects left by the previous processes were eliminated, it was a fast, industrial operation that allowed to lower costs considerably, with discrete but not excellent results. But for Galgani's products polishing is done with a cork bark wheel wet with water and pumice, to make the surfaces more transparent, and finally polishing was achieved with a felt wheel wet with a paste of water, iron oxide, and cerium oxide. This series of processes takes an average of two days of work( sometimes much longer) for each object, each engraving or grinding is the result of the creative inventiveness of the two artisans, inventiveness that transforms crystal into reality material of the highest aesthetic value and inestimable value. All the items in the entire collection have never been used; they were part of the exhibition. Large crystal vase; the decorations, in baroque style represent a series of "grotesques" The object is "a unique piece" signed by the Master, it was created in Marcello Galgani's workshop in 1983 and made with the techniques (grinding, engraving and polishing) that we explained in the description; for the shape, the Master was inspired by a vase present in a painting, preserved in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence by the sixteenth-century painter Jacopo Ligozzi...
Category
Late 20th Century Baroque Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Murano Glass Bianco & Murrine Bottle Vase by Ermanno Toso for Fratelli Toso
By Ermanno Toso, Fratelli Toso
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare Ermanno Toso white bottle form Venetian glass vase with murrine throughout.
Of similar form to the bottle vases in Toso's Nerox line.
Base bears a Fratelli Toso, made i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Hand Blown Murano Vase External Sbruffi in Clear with a Hint of Blush
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite Murano vase showcases the external Sbruffi technique, a testament to the exceptional skill and creativity of Venetian artisans. Hand-blown with meticulous care, this v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
“Luna” Blown glass vase resting on a marble base by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Luna by Ettore Sottsass
“Luna” Blown glass vase resting on a marble base by Ettore Sottsass.
Very pale green glass vase resting on a gray veined white marble base.
From a limited edition of 29 copies.
Our example designed and manufactured in 1997 and bearing the number 1/29.
Lit. : Marino Barovier, Sottsass: Glass works, 1998, p.108.
Our example designed and manufactured in 1997 and bearing number 1/29.
Signed with diamond point “venini 97 Ettore Sottsass 1/29”.
Original transparent plastic label holder...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble
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Materials
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Category
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Materials
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