Sommerso Furniture

Sculptural Organic Modern vase was hand blown with thin layer of gold foil fused over cobalt blue glass. The abstract, graphic pattern is swirling around the curves of the vase; the whole structure is enclosed in thin layer of clear glass in sommerso technique, adding depth and definition to the piece. Minimal shape of the vase allows the bold flow of the pattern to take the center stage. The vase is signed and dated in etching on the bottom; rare, hard to find example of vintage Vitrix glasswork would make a great gift to any studio glass or art collector. Founded in 1979 by brothers Matthew and Thomas Buechner III in Corning's Market Street District, Vitrix Hot Glass...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red-orange and gold flecks Italian art glass pear shaped ring dish and apple paperweight set. The pieces are documented to designer Archimede Segu...

A Large and Heavy Murano Style Art Glass SailFish with many vivid colors applied on the body and set on a square clear glass, a very charming piece.

A beautiful and very rare handmade vintage sommerso glass vase and bowl made and signed by talented Nils Landberg for Orrefors glassworks, Sweden in the 1960s. The vase and bowl have...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sky blue, pink, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass love birds sculpture. The piece is documented to the Barovier e Toso Company....

Rare fused glass paperweight features colored rounded central gather with swirls of blue glass placed in abstract, graphic pattern , with the whole structure enclosed in clear glass in sommerso technique. Subtle reflections of the central colored core in clear glass part of the paperweight and in controlled air bubble in the center add complexity and visual interest to otherwise minimal piece. The paperweight is signed and dated by the artist in etching on the bottom. Thomas Kelly is an established glass artist working in Vitrix Hot Glass...

Beautiful large, and vintage, Murano hand blown white, blue and rust color "Scavo" design Italian art glass cylinder flower vase. The piece is documented, labelled and signed by Mast...

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

Graphic art glass vase was created with intertwining spiral coil helixes in dark red and pale-yellow glass fused in clear glass layer; the clear glass is encasing the deep, complex blue glass core in sommerso technique. The placement of helixes in clear glass layer creates an unexpected play of light and shadows, adding depth and definition to the piece. Minimal shape of the vase allows the bold flow of the pattern to take the center stage. The vase is signed and dated by the artist in etching on the bottom; rare, hard to find example of New Mexico studio glass would make a great gift to any studio glass or art collector. Henry Summa (1949-2008) has been working in glass since 1972. His early training in the glass arts was based on an apprenticeship at renowned Glory Hole Glassworks in New Mexico. Canyon Road Studio, known then as Glory Hole Glassworks, was owned by Peter Vanderlaan...

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

Organic Modern footed glass has graphic shape with abstract geometrical pattern of fused blue, red, and white glass layered with cobalt blue glass. Colored glass core is enclosed in...

Priced Per Item (3 different colors available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red, blue and gold Italian art glass paperweights with bubble decoration. Documented to designer ...

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

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

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

Stunning vintage Murano glass lamp features sculptural hand-blown glass body, mounted on gilded stepped wood base with gilded wood and brass fittings. The central glass element has a...

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

Beautiful and colorful Aquan green Murano glass bowl with flower shape. Italy, 1960s. It has a gradient of shades of green to clear glass and organic shapes. A highly decorative pi...

Designed by Vladimir Mika in 1967 for the renowned Moser glassworks in Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia). Often referred to as the "Pebble" or "Wide-Eyed" vase, this sculptural...

Beautiful, large vintage Murano hand blown, iridescent fish on olive and clear rim Italian art glass double fish centerpiece / display bowl. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, f...

Pair of Large Green Crystal Lamps by Flygsfors, Paul Kedelv, 1950s, Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sommerso A stunning pair of handcrafted table lamps designed by Paul Kedelv for Flygsf...

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

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown frothy bubbles over pink Italian art glass bowl or personal ashtray. Created in the "Pulegoso" technique, with thousands of tiny bubbles creating ...

Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown millefiori flowers mosaic with heart centers and bullseye murrines Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso compan...

Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown multicolor millefiori flowers Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. Th...

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

The bowl is clearly signed on the bottom with engraved "Orrefors" and production mark PU 3092/21. Nils Landberg (1907-1991) joined the engraving school at Orrefors and continued as...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass heart shaped bowl. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. The bowl has a decorative optic swirl design...

Midcentury hand blown Murano triple layered Sommerso bowl manufactured by Archimede Seguso / Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Italy 1950s. Opal white, red and yellow glass cased into clear glass using the Sommerso technique. Changing appearance on a black or white surface. Impressive when light goes down on it. Use it as rings bowl, ashtray or vide-poche or display it as decorative bowl alone or as a part of a Murano glass collection...

An exceptionally rare miniature version of the iconic “Kraka” vase, designed by Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors, Sweden, in 1954. The Kraka series is regarded as one of the most importan...

Vintage fused and cased glass vase features complex, multilayered composition of colored fused glass, metallic pigments, and gold foil on deep, jewel-toned, oxblood burgundy red gla...

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

Beautiful vintage Swedish hand blown blue pink Sommerso Mid-century art glass sculptural bowl. The piece is documented to designer Paul Kedelv. The piece is made for Flygsfors in Swe...

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

Mid-Century Modern green and white Murano Art glass Forato vase with pulled details. Italy, 1950s. Monumental Mid-Century Modern organic shaped green Mura...

Vintage art glass vase features a complex pulled feather style design in navy blue and caramel brown tones, encircling the widest part of the vase. Minimal rounded form of the vase a...

Vintage sculptural hand-blown vase features ombre effect on the elongated body, with deep burgundy red at the rim fading into mocha brown at the base through the abstract free-flowi...

Large, unusual Murano glass paperweight features interlacing garlands of complex white and green toned millefiori canes, creating a cross pattern; each square of the cross pattern h...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, pink and gold flecks Italian art glass bird on base figurine, paperweight. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-60s. The bird...

Beautiful and very cute set of Large Murano hand-blown Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Dove Birds Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, in the “Pulveri” technique. One still ...

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

Beautiful Murano hand blown Sommerso clear and iridescent surface Italian art glass paperweight. The piece is documented to the Seguso Viro company, for the Emporio Armani stores in ...

Early Art Glass sculpture by Hiroshi Yamano features a grouping of raising controlled air bubbles in the center of a clear glass disc object. The bubbles are partially enveloped by pale green, pink, and blue colored glass layers that are flowing around and through the central structure. The underside is polished flat, adding clarity to the sculpture and emphasizing the use of negative space in the composition. The sculpture is signed and dated by the artist in etching on the underside; it can be used as a paperweight, if desired. It is contemporary to Yamano's famous "From East to West" series, that he started in the late 1980s, while he was a graduate student at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The sculpture was created in 1988; it is evocative of flowing water and underwater views. While we don't think that the sculpture is a part of the series, it is an important early work and a reflection on his studies. Hiroshi Yamano (b. 1956) is recognized as one of Japan's foremost and innovative glass artists. He attended the California College of Arts and Crafts, the Tokyo Art Institute, and Penland School of Crafts (where he served as an assistant), before receiving his Masters in Fine Arts degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY, in 1989. Yamano began working with glass after seeing an exhibition of Scandinavian glass in Kyoto. At California College of Arts and Crafts he studied under Marvin Lipofsky, learning the creative aspects of glass. In 1986 he worked as an instructor at Leon Applebaum...

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

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 ...

Large art glass paperweight or sculpture features an abstract design in sapphire blue with green accents, enclosed in clear glass in sommerso technique. The piece is marked with the...

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

Elegant Italian Murano Sommerso glass votive vase signed "SKL". The Art Deco Murano Spherical Sommerso Stylish glass is mesmorizing. The striking color of sea green blends with blue...

Sky Blue and Royal Blue Murano Glass Sommerso Tall Vase, Italy, 1950s. A gorgeous Murano glass Sommerso vase in shades of blue and organic design. The interior part is made in white ...

Murano art glass sculptural vase in gold inlaid. Designed by Flavio Poli and manufactured by Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Italy, 1970s. Brilliant colors: Gold glass inlaid in clear glass usi...

Biomorphic bowl with asymmetrically folded side features a combination of teal blue and white colors. The white glass is encased in teal blue glass in sommerso technique, with some ...

Sculptural Murano glass vase or centerpiece in purple hues and milk white glass, Italy, 1960s. Using the Sommerso technique the interior part is made in Opaline glass and the exterio...

Vintage studio art glass vase features an elongated form with wide rim opening; the semi-transparent off-white glass, used for the body of the vase, is juxtaposed with bright cobalt ...

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

Rare and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown grayish white, black and red colored pigments Italian art glass decorative bowl. Attributed to designer Dino Martens for the Aureliano T...

Vintage sculptural Bohemian art glass bud vase features the core of dark, jewel-like red and teal glass, encased in layer of clear glass in sommerso technique. The asymmertical, flow...

This striking glass bowl, designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Mazzega, showcases the vivid use of color and organic shapes typical of Bianconi's work. Renowned for his artistic contribut...

Amazing hand blown clam shell bowl in cobalt blue glass with gold flecks. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1950-1960. This large clam shell bowl has an eye-catching color with blue glass submerged into clear glass with inclusions of aventurine gold flecks. Lovely to be used as rings bowl, ashtray or decorative bowl, alone or as a part of a Murano glass collection. It is large enough to be used as vide-poche or soap bowl...

Rare and unique murano art glass fish sculpture designed by Antonio da Ros for Cenedese and executed by Fabio Tosi. This exquisite cenedese fish sculpture was made using the iconic s...

Vintage art glass perfume bottle features swirling structure of millefiori murines surrounding the central element of dichroic glass, encased inside a clear glass layer in sommerso ...