Pair of Mid Century Murano Art Glass Aqua and Gold Vetro Sommerso Book Ends

Very impressive, hand made and mouth blown in Italy, Murano art glass sommerso figure or sculpture of a dolphin in a very vibrant cobalt blue color with fading green accents, clear fin and head. The word "sommerso" means submerged which involves submerging a blown glass article in a crystal clear molten glass of a different color. This technique was started in the 1930's by Carlo Scarpa. Murano sculptures with color are twice as expensive and more sought after than the all clear ones because the technique of doing so can only be done by a very experienced master glass blower. This is a very large and stately art glass sea life sculpture...

Very impressive, expertly hand made and mouth blown in Italy, Murano art glass sculpture captures the beauty of a dolphin balancing on a clear ball or sphere. The artist added 24 karat gold to create the gold flecks through the sculptures body. Only his fins, tail and mouth are clear. Sculptures with added elements are twice as expensive and more sought after than the all clear ones because the technique of doing so can only be done by a very experienced glass blower. This is a very large and stately art glass sea life sculpture...

Bring modern art influences, captured in contemporary style, with this very artistic hand made and mouth blown in Italy, multi-colored abstract ovoid shaped vase. It features a gentl...

Very artistic, fun, and whimsical, hand made and mouth blown in Italy, golden yellow with brown speckled back, white bellied art glass frog on a green lily pad flanked over a bulbous...

Pair of Murano Italian Mid Century Modern Art Glass Obelisks each decorated with clear lattice/spiral decoration cased in heavy clear glass further decorated gold speckled and scallo...

Pair of Mid Century Modern Dog Book Ends on Onyx Bases. We see this set added to a current collection or resting on a bookshelf in a home library. Wonderful set to give a gift or kee...

Gorgeous pair of multi sommerso art glass obelisks by Luigi Onesto for Murano Glass, circa 1996. The pair are in very good vintage condition with one small scratch on the backside o...

A beautiful and elegant pair of sculptural animalist bookends, France 1930. Each piece represents a stylisezed jumping dear bronze sculpture on a massive grey marble base. The thin d...