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Material: Murano Glass
Moretti Carlo Murano Small Vase In Colored Opaline Glass
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Smal...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Archimede Seguso Murano Glass 1950 rubino oro "Retorto a coste" vase.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and large Archimede Seguso Murano glass rubino oro "Retorto a coste" circa 1950 vase.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Space Age Sommerso Murano Glass Huge Single Flower Vase by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An heavy sommerso purple murano glass vase made in the Seventies by flavio Poli. It's in perfect conditions. Flavio Poli, a renowned Italian glass artist known for his innovative des...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Judith Via Wolff Blue and Green Bud Vase, New York Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage art glass bud vase was hand blown with multi-layered abstract pattern of green and orange murine glass inclusions on the blue glass background. The colored glass core is enc...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Dino Martens Filigrana Murano Vase Aureliano Toso, Italy, 1950s
Located in Basel, BS
Rare Dino Martens filigrana vase in a rare color combination of pink & white with bronze glitter, mouth-blown for Vetreria Aureliano Toso in 1954.
The...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand Blown Murano Battuto Vase in Grey
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite battuto vase features a luxurious matte grey exterior with a unique textured pattern reminiscent of a lunar surface. Handcrafted by master ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1920s Fratelli Toso Vase Carnivale with Polychrome Murrina and Aventurine
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important vase of serie Carnivale by Fratelli Toso, 1920-1930 with polychrome murrina and aventurine with applied handles. Transparent blue tone
In excellent condition free from bre...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Flavio Poli for Seguso Murano Glass Vase, Italy 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative vase by Flavio Poli for Seguso Milano dating from the 1960s. The product is made of submerged Murano glass.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Postmodern Pink, Green and White Hand Blown Scavo Glass Vase, Murano, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Murano, Italy, 1970s - 1980s.
Its texture and lines make it look like it's been taken out from a painting.
It is an amazing piece with an intense ornamental and chromatic eff...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Blue Art Glass Vase in the Manner of Paolo Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in Miami, FL
A fine hand-crafted Murano art glass vase, signed Marcello Furlou.
This high quality Murano art glass vase is hand blown. It is designed in the manner of some Paolo Venini vases, m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Nason MuranoLight Blue and Blue Glass Vase Bamboo Model from the 1980s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, MI
Light blue and blue Murano glass vase, Bambù model, made by Nason in the 1980s
Ø cm 12 h cm 40
Carlo Nason, born in Murano in 1935 from one of the oldest families of glassmakers on the island, he was a great master glassmaker. He grows up frequenting the glass masters who work in the family furnace, appropriating the most refined techniques of glass art, demonstrating an innovative and planning aptitude which he employed in the field of design, but referring back to tradition.
In 1925 the Nason Moretti company was founded by the nasone brothers, specialized in the production of furnishing accessories and tableware, where the mastery of the most refined Murano techniques is integrated with a modern vision and careful chromatic research.
In 1955 Umberto Nason created an innovative project of two-coloured bowls...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
A pair of Blue Glass Vases known as "Oxid" by Bo Borgström for Åseda, Sweden
By Aseda, Bo Borgstrom
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A fantastic pair of handblown sommerso vintage art glass vases known as "Oxid" made by Bo Borgström for Åseda, Sweden. These are very special vases, the color is a deep blue with da...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Glass, Sommerso
Massive Sculpural pink Vase, Murano "Sommerso"Artenuove by Pustetto e Zanetti
Located in Milano, IT
Massive Sculpural pink Vase, Murano "Sommerso"Artenuove by Pustetto e Zanetti
Large and heavy Murano vase in "Sommerso" glass. The peculiar technique, translating to "submerged", c...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Beige/ Golden Murano Glass Urn Vase With 24 K Gold Flakes by GABBIANI, Italy
By Gabbiani
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Absolutely amazing looking, beige/ golden Murano glass urn vase handcrafted by the famous company of Gabbiani Venezia. This impressive, large collection item of 21th century Italian ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Art Glass Neoclassical Vase, Italy, 1960s
By Fratelli
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This Neoclassical Murano Art Glass vase was manufactured in Italy during the 1960s and is attributed to Fratelli Toso. It was made in Venice, home of the world-renowned glassmaking t...
Category
1960s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Sculpture by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Murano glass sculpture made by the great designer Carlo Nason born in Murano itself in 1935, who in the 70s made a series of wonderful and very exclusive sculptures with pleasant fre...
Category
1970s Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Monumental Art Glass Vase by Luca Vidal, Murano
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Monumental art glass vase by Luca Vidal, murano.
A large art glass vase handmade by glass master Gianluca Vidal early 2000s. Free formed clear glass bo...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), 'Battuto' vase, 1940
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), 'Battuto' vase, 1940
hand-blown glass, battuto surface
produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
signed with two-line acid stamp to underside 'venini murano'
...
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1940s Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1975s Alfredo Barbini Modernist Black Murano Glass Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Black and white Murano glass with Murrin inserts, vase signed on the bottom Barbini 1975, designed and manufactured by Alfredo Barbini, it's a striking and sophisticated piece, chara...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murrine, Murano Glass
Huge Seguso Murano Orange White Pulegoso Tall Art Glass Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oversized hand blown Murano Art glass vase with inner air bubbles. Attributed to Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Italy, 1950s.
This eye-catching Murano glass tall vase is made in shades of red orange to clear glass and pulled details. It is made with the Pulegoso technique with million of inner air bubbles that give an spongy effect to all the surface.
Extremly beautiful from all sides.
To be used as decorative vase of flower vase displayed alone or as a part of a Murano glass collection...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Ruby Red Murano Cotisso Glass Vase
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
A unique, one of a kind work of art, the technique used to create this Murano cotisso vase assures that no two are alike. Cotisso or "Chunks" are small pieces of excess glass cut...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of two stem glass or cup and a bowl. 80s.
By Murano 5
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Impressive set belonging to the 80s trends. Multicolored and articulated design. The two cups are in cobalt with a black base and three arms in green red and yellow. The drum shaped ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Hand Blown Murano Battuto Vase in Olive Medium
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This eye-catching vase is the epitome of refined luxury, designed for connoisseurs with a discerning eye for unparalleled craftsmanship. This stunning piece is more than just a vase;...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Art Glass Transparent Pale Pink Vase, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful vase from the Murano manufacture, particular design open at the front. Light, thin and delicate, it looks like a butterfly has landed on it.
The vase is large in size, and...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Wonderful Germany Vintage Textured Blown Art Glass Bowls Vases
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative pair of unique midcentury ART glass bowls.
Germany, 1960s-1970s.
1. Height: 3.15" / 8 cm; Diameter 10.24" / 26 cm
2. Height...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Donghia, "Lugano" Modern Murano Glass Vessel Made by Seguso Vetri d`Arte
Located in Murano-Venice, IT
The Seguso family has been producing hand blown glass on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy for more than six hundred years. As one of the oldest Muranese dynasties, twenty-two generations of artisans, entrepreneurs and glass masters with a wide range of skills, have all shared an immense passion for the design and craft of hand blown glass. Through the precious artisanal skills of their glass masters, furnaces and factories, Seguso has had the pleasure of producing pieces for royal families, the Vatican, some of the finest private residences and public spaces throughout the world, as well Donghia’s Murano glass...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Sommerso vase by seguso in two-tone murano glass, Italy, 1970
By Seguso
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and rare red and blue two-tone sommerso vase designated and made for murano Seguso in the 1970s. Artisanal work of glass according to the "sommerso" technique (superposition o...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Glass Vase with Large Air Bubbles in Citrine Yellow, c. 1980's
By Flavio Poli, Salviati
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Italian Post-Modern Murano glass vase with Pulegoso technique characterized by irregular air bubbles within the vitreous wall which deliberately obscure its transparency. The hand bl...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Italian 12" Amber Yellow Murano Bullicante Glass Vase, c.1950
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A beautiful tall (31cm /12") vintage midcentury modern vintage Murano attributed glass vase, similar to works by Cenedese and Seguso, circa 1950s. Beautifully understated and elegant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Bianconi Murano Blue White Ribbons Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano handblown Filigrana stripes Italian art glass mini decorative fazzoletto handkerchief vase. Documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi, for the Venini Company, c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Extra Large Organic Multi-Color Murano Glass Sommerso Vase Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass vases was designed and produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. It...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-century modern Murano glass vase adorned with an sculpture featuring horses
Located in Palermo, PA
This exquisite mid-century Murano vase, adorned in a striking sky blue hue, graces an elegant sculpture featuring horses. The vase is believed to be plated in Silver 925, although th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Cenedese Dark Red Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Glass Bowl or Vase
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern glass bowl or vase in dark red by Cenedese of Murano, Italy.
This can be used as a bowl or as a vase when turned upside down - perfect for displaying short stemmed decorative flowers.
A fun, funky and bright way to add a touch of bold colour / color to your interior - imagine glass like this on open, white shelving...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Trittico Carlo Moretti Vase by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Unique and extraordinary, it comprises the three most outstanding works in the history and creativity of Carlo Moretti. Exclusive objects that go beyond the borders of time, classics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Hand-Blown White Murano Glass Geometric Flower Vase signed Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in New York, NY
Designed with an elegant scale, the vase stands as both a functional and decorative object. Its cylindrical base provides a sturdy foundation while gradually expanding into a geometr...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Joel O'Dorisio for Lost Angel Glass Vase, American Studio Art Glass, 2003
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Fused glass vase features complex multilayered colored glass core in dark Bordeau or burgundy red, toffee brown, cream, and deep cobalt blue colors, encased in clear glass in sommer...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Green 1, 9kg Murano Glass Sommerso Vase Flavio Poli Attr., Italy, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli attributed.
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass vases was designed by Fla...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Handkerchief vase by Fulvio Biancon for Venini
Located in Catania, IT
Handkerchief vase by Fulvio Biancon x Venini. Produced in good condition with small signs of wear caused by age and use. Having settled in Milan, Fulvio Bianconi collaborated through...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Cobalt Blue Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Shell Bowl Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cobalt blue, silver flecks, controlled bubbles Italian art glass bowl or vase. Attributed to the Barovier e Toso company. The piece has a clam she...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Silver Leaf
Murano Submerged Glass Vase, Italy, 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Murano submerged glass vase, Italy, 1970s
Intact and in good condition. Imperceptible signs of aging.
Observe the air bubbles inside the glass, evidence of the craftsmanship.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Dark Blue Murano Glass Vase, Italy circa 1970
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic dark blue modern Murano glass vase, handcrafted in the renowed workshops of Murano in Italy around 1970. This example of a late 20th century Murano vase shows best how crea...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Flower Holder Vase Giusto Toso for Leucos Murano Glass Midcentury Italy 1970s
By Leucos, Giusto Toso
Located in Palermo, IT
Single flower made of white layered curved Murano glass. Produced in Italy in the 70s and attributable to Giusto Toso for Leucos. Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Blown glass vase design Paolo CREPAX. Large blue version. 1990s
Located in Torino, IT
Blown glass vase
design Paolo CREPAX.
Large blue version.
ORIGIN
Murano
PERIOD
1990s
DESIGNER
Paul CREPAX
MATERIALS
Murano blown glass, incalmo technique
DIMENSIONS
Ø 22.5 cm
H ...
Category
1990s Italian Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Blown glass vase design Paolo CREPAX. Light blue version. 1990s
Located in Torino, IT
Blown glass vase
design Paolo CREPAX.
Light blue version.
ORIGIN
Murano
PERIOD
1990s
DESIGNER
Paul CREPAX
MATERIALS
Murano blown glass, incalmo technique
DIMENSIONS
Ø 22.5 cm
H ...
Category
1990s Italian Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Sommerso vase by seguso in green murano glass, Italy, 1970
By Seguso
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and rare green sommerso vase designed and made for murano seguso in the 1970s. Artisanal work of glass according to the "sommerso" technique (superposition of layers of molten...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Crystal
1980s Modernist Red and White Tall Murano Glass Bottle Vase by Carlo Moretti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A rare red and white murano glass bottle vase designed and manufactured in Italy in the Eighties, it's in perfect conditions.
This Vase by C...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Artisan Murano Sommerso Glass Vase with Avventurina
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Hand- blown Murano glass vase meticulously crafted in rich shifting shades of turquoise with bands of gold avventurina that shimmer and vanish with the changes in light. The eleg...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand Blown Murano Teardrop Vase in Lagoon Blue Large
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite Murano vase embodies the pinnacle of Italian glassmaking artistry. Handcrafted in Murano, Italy, this luxurious piece showcases the unparalleled skill and tradition pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Jar Murano Glass Vase Design Flavio Poli, 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in taranto, IT
large murano glass flower vase made with the " sommersoflavio poli , without label
measures just under 40 centimeters in height, in shades ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Large Golden Murano Glass Vases With Roses Decor by Costantini
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This spectacular pair of vases has got a very unusual golden color that goes from deep beige to light gold according to surrounding colors and light. This special effect is due to go...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Controlled Bubble Vase Venetian Mid Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Murano controlled bubble vase. There is a warm gold tone to the glass. A heavy globular form. Hand made Venice, Italy. Mid 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Bianconi Murano Teal 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, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Vintage Blue Art Glass Murano Vase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage cobalt blue art glass murano vase.
Blown art bubble glass in cobalt blue with a white added rim.
Very nice vibrant cobalt blue color.
Vintage...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Exceptional Strong & Thick Curved Design Murano, Glass Art Floor Jardiniere Vase
By Fontana Arte
Located in Lisse, NL
Great condition and all handcrafted thick glass planter or jardiniere, made in Italy.
If you are looking for a truly exclusive and very stylish, extra large vase then this avantgard...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Postmodern Murano Glass Vase by Barovier and Toso, Italy, 1980s
Located in Milan, IT
Remarkable Murano glass vase by Barovier and Toso.
Blue body with yellow and green inclusions.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Amethyst/Magenta Murano Glass Vessel
Located in New York, NY
Murano art glass vessel showcasing a gored body and an ombre effect of purples and magenta.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Set Of 2 Gio Ponti Polychrome Murano Vases 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 Gio Ponti polychrome Murano glass vases, 1970s
They have always belonged to my family. Purchased during a pleasure trip to Venice. You can see their authenticity because if ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Antonio da Ros Murano Glass Sommerso Vase for Cenedese
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful sommerso glass with a very traditional bubble design by Antonio da Ros.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Explore the Collection of Authentic Murano Glass Vases on 1stDibs
Immerse yourself in the world of authentic vintage Murano glass vases, which elevate any dining setting with their dramatic colors. The collection of Murano glass decorative objects on 1stDibs includes bottles, bowls, sculptures and other vessels and furnishings.
Every vintage Murano glass vase is unique. These captivating 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.
Authentic Murano glass often has small imperfections and irregular shapes due to the freeform creation process. This glass introduces truly dazzling hues 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.
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