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Glass For Sale
Geometric Art Deco Stained Glass Wall Art W/ Wood Frame
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Geometric Art Deco Stained Glass Wall Art. With Wood Frame
This beautiful piece of wall art features a beautiful combination of colors in a...
Category
1920s American Vintage Glass
Materials
Art Glass
$665 Sale Price
30% Off
Set of 6 Green Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Alessandro Pianon Pulcini Glass Bird
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Orange Pulcini Bird Designed by Alessandro Pianon and manufactured by Vistosi c. 1963o
Smooth surface with copper legs.
Minor carbon black spot, whi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Baccarat, France, 9 Art Deco Champagne Bowls in Clear Crystal Glass
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Baccarat, France. 9 Art Deco champagne bowls in clear mouth-blown crystal glass. 1930s.
Measures: 12 x 11 cm.
In excellent condition.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Glass
Materials
Crystal
$1,120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Pair Irish Waterford Crystal Hand Cut Full Lead Lustres Vases Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Stylish Example of a Fine Pair of Hand Cut Full Lead Crystal Lusters of outstanding heavy gauge quality and good size proportions, made in Ireland by the World-famous Irish Glass C...
Category
19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Glass
Materials
Crystal
Mid Century Blue Artistic Twisted Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Blue twisted vase in amazing organic shape. Produced in 1960s.
Glass in perfect condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box.
No jags, defects etc. The outer...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Per Lutken Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Blue Glass Vases, Holmegar, 1960s
By Per Lütken, Holmegaard
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian glass vases, set of two, designed by Per Lutken for Holmegaard with mark engraved on the bottom, some signs due to normal use over time, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Two Pieces of Antique Ruby Glass Goblets 19th century Bohemian Glass
Located in Nový Bor, CZ
Two pieces of antique ruby lazure goblets, goblets are engraved in medallions, the engraving motifs are symbolic. On the first is the symbolism of health with an inscription that tra...
Category
19th Century Antique Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Bowl Attributed To Fulvio Bianconi, Italy 1950s
Located in München, BY
Mid century modern murano glass finger bowl, Italy 1950s. Attributed to Fulvio Bianconi for Mazzega. Not signed.
Beautiful Murano glass finger bowl in transverse oval shape with eig...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Huge Charles Schneider Le Verre Francais French Art Nouveau Dahlia Glass Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A monumentally large Charles Schneider French art glass floor vase.
In the 'decor Dahlia' pattern.
The vase has a pink and purple palette and i...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Large Vetro Sommerso Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano, circa 1930s
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Vetro Sommerso Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano, circa 1930s.
A large vetro sommerso bollicine vase designed by Carlo Scarpa between 1934 a...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Art Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1967
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art glass vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1967
A large vintage art glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 10 Blue Baccarat Crystal glasses, France
By Baccarat
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, Rhine wine glass hock in deep blue double-layered crystal by Baccarat with an important carved decor. Pattern produced from 1902 to 2002.
Dimensions:
Height: 7...
Category
1960s French Art Nouveau Vintage Glass
Materials
Crystal
$7,251 / set
Carl Goldberg metal -like Glass vase with stylised copper overlay c1900
By Carl Goldberg
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Carl Goldberg (of Haida) copper clad glass vase in the Jugendstil style (German Art Nouveau) - The glass has a speckled amber finish to make it look like...
Category
Early 1900s Jugendstil Antique Glass
Materials
Copper
Mid Century Crystal Acqua Blue Glass Bowl, Italy, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This original vintage glass element was designed and produced in the 1970s in Lombardia, Italy. It is made in Sommerso Technique and has a fantastic faceted form. The vibrant color m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Glass
Materials
Crystal
Daum Enamel and Cameo Miniature Winter Scene Glass Vase French c1900
By Daum
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Near miniature Daum Winter Scene vase -Enamelled and cameo depicting a heavily snow covered woodland scene in winter twilight light- With black and white e...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Set of Six Saint Louis Coloured Crystal Liqueur Glasses
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A delightful set of six multi-coloured liqueur glasses in double-layer crystal made by the celebrated Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Glass
Materials
Crystal
1950s Italian Modernist Green Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Striking Murano fish glass glass sculpture, circa 1950s. Piece measures 5.25" high by 6" wide by 1.5" deep. Unsigned and in very good vintage condition.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Gorgeous Ashtray "Onda" by Sergio Asti for Arnolfo di Cambio. Made in Ital
By Sergio Asti
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous Ashtray "Onda" by Sergio Asti for Arnolfo di Cambio "Onde Series". Made in Italy. It's signed at the bottom.
The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diameter ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass
Materials
Crystal
Empoli 'Florence, Italy' Large Optical Glass on Foot
By Empoli
Located in Verviers, BE
Made by the Italian craftsmen of Empoli, Florence
The carefully crafted Optical details
The large, usable vase provides a solid form suitable for a few tall flowers...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vistosi Bianconi Murano Label Blue Red Band White Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright cobalt blue and red band over white Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi for Vistosi, circa 1960s. He work...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$1,013 Sale Price
24% Off
Set of 4 Antique Wine Glasses, French, Gilt, Decorative, Stem Glass, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of four antique wine glasses. A French, gilt decorated stem glass, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1920.
Raise a celebratory toa...
Category
Early 20th Century French Glass
Materials
Glass
Vintage Libbey Frosted & Golden Foliage Cocktail Glasses, Set of 6
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage MCM Libbey Frosted & Golden Foliage Cocktail Glasses, Set of 6.
Elegant vintage Libbey Golden Foliage barware frosted glasses with leaves patter...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Green Bubble Glass Bowl by Daum Saint Gobin France
By Saint Gobain, Daum
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century green bubble glass bowl signed by Daum France.
Green inlay that reminds of the 30s art deco bubble glass by saint gobin.
Signed.
H...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Ryd Scandinavian / Swedish Blue Cased Glass Hooped Vase
By Ryd of Sweden
Located in Bolton, GB
A stunning Scandinavian blue cased glass "hooped" vase with white interior casing. Made by Ryd of Sweden. This design can be found online with the Ryd factory label.
Size
Measures a...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Murano handmade blown glass chandelier design by Gio Ponti for VENINI Official
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The desire to make a stylistic renewal, while remaining faithful to the fine craftsmanship of the Italian tradition, constitutes the solid basis on which the perfect collaboration between the Venini company and the designer Gio Ponti is founded And it is from this synergy that the Gio Ponti 99.80 series was created in 1946: the combination of clean lines and bright colours still make it a classic appreciated by connoisseurs all over the world Its absolute originality derives from the alternation of curved arms, each in glass of a different colour.
“Everything in the world must be full of colour” - Gio Ponti
Blown glass chandelier consisting of two spherical elements coloured red and sapphire, transparent coloured glass arms and green bottom...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Antique Green Glass Doorstop or Paper weight, English C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful piece of green glass with an amazing bubbly interior.
Most likely originally a doorstop or a paper weight
Good condition.
Free UK shipping
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Glass
Materials
Glass
$243 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Display Dome, English, Glass, Beech, Taxidermy, Showcase, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique display dome. An English, glass over beech taxidermy or collectable showcase, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Super...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Glass
Materials
Glass, Beech
60s MCM Italian Blue Cased Empoli Glass Pitcher and Tent Lidded Apothecary Jars
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty set of three 1960s Italian Empoli Rossini and Stelvio Opalina Fiorentina cased glass vases. A high pitcher, vase or decanter and two candy or apothecary jars.
In deep bl...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Tobia Scarpa Occhi Vase for Venini
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A nice vintage example.
Classic form.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Glass
Materials
Art Glass
1930 Pulegoso Green Murano Glass Italian Art Deco Terrier Dog Animal
Located in Brescia, IT
Murano Glass Terrier Dog
Murano, 1930
Green "Pulegoso" Murano Glass
Original 1930
Excellent Condiction
No chips. No cracks.
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Vintage Artistic Green Big Glass Vase, Poland, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful and Unique Artistic Vase
Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno
Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century
Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Edvin Ohrstrom Orrefors Ariel Art Glass Vase in vibrant blue and yellow Signed
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Edvin Ohrstrom Orrefors Ariel Art Glass Vase in vibrant blue and yellow Signed By the artist. The vase is named girl and dove and serial number is 235N circa 1964.
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Set of Four French Pink Rosaline Champagne Cocktail Glasses
By Arcoroc
Located in Toronto, ON
Set of four pink rosaline cocktail or champagne glasses. They're marked France at the bottom, attributed to Arcoroc. Each glass has a swirl technique and is elegantly shaped. This se...
Category
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Glass
Materials
Glass
Tea Morosati pendant light by Stilnovo with Barovier & Toso glass, Italy, 1964
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare pendant light designed by Tea Morosati and manufactured by Stilnovo in the early 1960s.
This particular Stilnovo lighting fixture has a very elegant brass structure with a di...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Glass
Materials
Brass
Antique Edwardian quality brass and glass oil lamp
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Edwardian quality brass and glass oil lamp having the original white coloured patterned glass shade above a brass front on a turned shaped pedestal base
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Glass
Materials
Brass
Cenedese Rare Vintage Trio of Blue Glass Apothecary Lidded Jars Murano Italy
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare set of three Venetian Murano blue colored / coloured glass Apothecary jars or urns with lids. Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Italian glass and perfect for the storage sweets or snacks in the kitchen or for cotton wool buds or cosmetics in a bathroom or for make-up or jewellery or cotton wool buds and such accessoires. Similar in style to the original designs of apothecary jars from the 19th and early 20th century.
Measurements are circa:
Large jar - 18.8cm tall by 10.7cm wide
Medium jar - 15.7cm tall by 10.7cm wide
Small jar - 12.5cm tall by 10.7cm wide.
Rare set of jars...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Red Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique red color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or headphone stand.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Centerpiece Plate, Design by Vittorio Zecchin in Blown Murano Glass, 1940s
Located in Torino, IT
Large centerpiece plate,
design by Vittorio ZECCHIN
(1878-1947)
in Murano blown glass
ORIGIN
Italy
PERIOD
40s
AUTHOR
Vittorio ZECCHIN
(Murano, May 21, 1878 - Murano, April 15, 1947) was an Italian artist. Son of a Murano glass technician, Luigi, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Intolerant of the late 19th-century verismo culture that he encounters here, he feels rather attracted by the stimuli offered by the Venetian Biennials that he attends, coming into contact with symbolist research and with the environment of the Viennese Secession. In 1914 he presented at the XI Biennale, together with the painter Teodoro Wolf Ferrari...
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
$645 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Bowl With Winter Landscape, Daum Nancy, France, ca 1900
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate Nancy art glass from the early French Art Nouveau period:
Round bowl made of colourless glass with a fourfold indented opening, flaky powder meltings in light blue, orange-r...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Glass
Materials
Glass
Italian Handmade Murano Glass Abstract Design Sculpture signed Romano Dona
By Romano Donà
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian handmade Murano glass abstract design sculpture.
Created and signed by Romano Dona.
The base is round in frosted black solid heavy glass.
The sculpture element is in transit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Italian Fratelli & Toso Millefiori Glass Vase, 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage Italian Murano twin handled millefiori vase by Fratelli & Toso. The hand blown glass vase stands on a clear glass petal shaped foot each impressed with a grid patte...
Category
20th Century Italian Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert, Luxval, Signed Model Igor, Charles Graffart
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert, Luxval, Signed Model Igor, Charles Graffart
Val Saint Lambert in their Luxval series, in the 1930s. "VSL Belgique" and is listed in the catalogue of Luxv...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Glass
Materials
Glass
Rare Vaseline Uranium Glass Fish Ashtray
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique rare vaseline uranium glass ashtray, in white color no chips or cracks like-new condition.
Category
20th Century North American Art Deco Glass
Materials
Glass
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Vincenzo Nason Murano Art Glass Green Blue Bird Paperweight Figurine
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Murano glass bird sculpture by Vincenzo Nason, Italy, 1970s.
Green, blue and clear glass with beautiful hues when light go...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,009 Sale Price
24% Off
Antique Wooden Glass - Custom Glass - Walnut Wood Natural Glass
Located in İnegöl, TR
Walnut Wood Rustic Glass
The glass is made of natural walnut wood & completely handmade. We can customize it as you wish.
Category
2010s Turkish Organic Modern Glass
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$75 Sale Price / item
50% Off
Set of 6 Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 12 Fostoria wedding ring platinum ring wine / sherbet glasses
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Set of 12 Fostoria wedding ring platinum ring wine / sherbet glasses
Signed Fostoria on bottom.
Very good condition. Platinum ring in good shape.
Base 2.75
Category
Mid-20th Century American Glass
Materials
Glass
$796 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid Century Murano Orange Glass Bowl Ashtray, Italy, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This original vintage glass ash tray bowl element was designed and produced in the 1970s in Lombardia, Italy. It is made in Sommerso Technique and has a fantastic faceted form. The v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Glass Vase Mid Century Green/ Yellow, Italy, circa 1960/70
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic looking, large Mid-Century Murano Glass Vase out of the renown glass art workshops of Sommerso in Venetia. Artfully made in Italy around 1960/70 this lovely shaped glass va...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
circa 1900 American Brilliant Cut Glass Footed Rose Bowl
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 American brilliant cut glass footed rose bowl or toddy bowl. Unusually large for a stunning bouquet or as a toddy bowl. A few minute flaws. 7 1/2" dia., 6 3/4" h.
Whiteha...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
$325 Sale Price
27% Off
Antique French Cut Glass & Bronze Ormolu Mounted Compote
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, 20th century.
An antique compote with cut glass geometric panels to the bowl and faceted stem. The foot is mounted with a bronze stepped ring. Marked with numbers to the bro...
Category
20th Century French Glass
Materials
Bronze
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Set Of 5 Royal Blue Liqueur Glasses, 1880s, France, Crystal Glass
Located in Greven, DE
A beautiful set of five long-stemmed liqueur glasses made from cut and clear crystal in a deep royal blue colour. The glasses, eventually Bohemian crystal glass, are mouth-blown and feature a beautiful diamond and fan pattern.
In 19th century France, the art of glassmaking experienced a renaissance inspired by the rich history and heritage of ancient techniques. Antique glasses from this era are not only masterpieces of craftsmanship, but also important cultural artefacts that reflect the aesthetics and lifestyle of the time.
Glassmaking in France had a long tradition dating back to Roman times. During the 19th century, French glass art experienced a revival, fuelled by technological advances and a growing demand for ornate objects for the home.
A notable feature of antique glass from the 19th century is its variety of styles and techniques. French glassmakers mastered a wide range of techniques, including blowing, moulding, cutting, engraving and painting glass. These skills were utilised to produce a variety of glassware, from opulent crystal vases to delicate drinking glasses.
Glasses also played an important role in the social and cultural circles of 19th century France. They were often used at festive occasions such as banquets, receptions and balls and were seen as symbols of status and taste. The art of glassmaking became a prestigious craft practised by talented artists and craftsmen.
Today, antique 19th century glassware...
Category
Late 19th Century French Bohemian Antique Glass
Materials
Glass
Glass Cowboy Hat
Located in New York, NY
Glass Cowboy Hat used for champagne/ice or simply decorative
Category
Late 20th Century American Glass
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Acrylic
$875
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN Blown GLASS VASE by CLAUDE MORIN, DIEULEFIT, France 1970
By Claude Morin
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and large soliflore vase, Modernist, Free-Form, in amber blown glass, by Claude Morin, signed Morin Dieulefit, under the base... France 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Set of Six French Multi-Coloured Crystal Hand-Cut Rhine Wine Glasses with Swag
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fabulous set of six crystal Rhine (or white) wine glasses, in a rainbow of colours, and richly cut with an exquisite swag motif. These glittering glasses are an unusual shape, with...
Category
20th Century French Glass
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Karl Palda Glass Decanter Set with 6 Matching Glasses, C1930
By Karl Palda
Located in Devon, England
A very attractive Art Deco Czech crystal decanter with six glasses made by the glass maker Karl Palda. The Czech glassworks is most famous for i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
Vintage Glass Christmas Tree Top, Czechoslovakia, 1950's.
Located in Praha, CZ
A beautiful glass ornament for the Christmas tree, it has a stepped structure with a soft pink shade and circular notches decorated with green accents.
It will be a striking addition...
Category
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass
Materials
Glass
19th Century French Gilt and Enameled Glass Islamic Mosque Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent antique (19th century) French enameled and gilt turquoise glass mosque lamp decorated with gilt bands and lobes with Islamic inscriptions. With later (20th century) eboni...
Category
19th Century French Antique Glass
Materials
Glass
Saint Louis Crystal Gold Trim Tableware Service / 12 People
By Saint Louis
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Richly hand cut and mouth blown with hand gilt gold trim top / base barware and tableware glassware service for 10 people. Each glass features a deep cuts that allow the light to ret...
Category
20th Century French Glass
Materials
Crystal
Antique, New and Vintage Glass
Whether you’re seeking glass dinner plates, centerpieces, platters and serveware or other items to elevate the dining experience or brighten the corners of your living room, bedroom or other spaces by displaying decorative pieces, find an extraordinary range of antique, new and vintage glass on 1stDibs.
Glassmaking is more than 4,000 years old. It is believed to have originated in Northern Mesopotamia, where carved glass objects were the result of a series of experiments led by potters or metalworkers. From there, the production of glass vases, bottles and other objects proliferated in Egypt under the reign of Thutmose III. Later, new glassmaking techniques took shape during the Hellenistic era, and glassblowing was invented in contemporary Israel. Then, on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy, modern art glass as we know it came to be.
Over the years, collectors of glass decorative objects or serveware have sought out distinctive antique and vintage pieces of the mid-century modern, Art Deco and Art Nouveau eras, with artisans such as Archimede Seguso, René Lalique and Émile Gallé of particular interest for the pioneering contributions they made to the respective styles in which they worked. Today, long-standing glassworks such as Barovier&Toso carry on the Venetian glasswork tradition, while modern furniture designers and sculptors such as Christophe Côme and Jeff Zimmerman elsewhere test the limits of the radical art form that is glassmaking.
From chandeliers to Luminarc stemware, find a collection of antique, new and vintage glass on 1stDibs.
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