Italy Decorative Bowls

Splendid and heavy centerpiece in Murano artistic glass. The bowl is a true piece of art created by the master's hand - Produced in Murano, Italy, in the 1950s. On the underside ther...

A 1980s Turquoise and White Murano Glass Centerpiece designed and manufactured in Italy in the style of Venini. This Round Centerpiece i...

Spectacular bowl or vanity tray in a marvelous light turquoise beveled crystal, designed by Max Ingrand and produced by Fontana Arte in Italy during the 1950s. This fantastic piece ...

Stunning Mid-Century decorative bowl in a stunning purple and blue Murano "Sommerso" glass. This wonderful piece was designed by the Toso brothers in Murano, Italy during the 1960s ...

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 ...

An iconic Venini Murano glass bowl. Signed Venini Italia on the base. Hand-blown in Murano in the 1960s, this piece has an opaque orange core and a transparent surround. Found in a p...

American antique ceramic glass ornamental aquarium Weller Loranger, early 1900s Ornamental ceramic aquarium and glass bowl. The main ceramic structure represents a kingfisher with ch...

Elegant, Italian Venetian, Bowl, blown Murano Glass, Green aquamarine, signed by Cenedese, 1970s. This bowl is a unique portrait, entirely handcrafted in blown Murano Glass, in the Venetian Murano island. It is a massive bowl...

Midcentury amazing round bowl in in lucite tortoiseshell effect and brass in the style of Christian Dior Home. Made in Italy in the 1970s.

Fabulous bowl or vanity tray in a wonderful Nile green beveled crystal, designed by Max Ingrand and produced by Fontana Arte in Italy during the 1950s. This fantastic piece is fabul...

Vintage Enoch Wedgwood bowl is an elegant porcelain decorative object, realized during the 20th century and realized by Wedgwood and Co. This very elegant salad bowl is decorated with the typical garnish of the manufacture Wedgwood, blue and white colored. This is a rare item in Asiatic Pheasants...

Murano glass centerpiece by Barbini. Imposing thick glass lens shaped piece with hammered surface

Incredibly elegant Italian decorative waste basket or trash can fully made in sturdy pleated leather. This charming piece was produced in Italy during the 1950s by Nova Tecno, clear...

Gondola, big elegant bowl, hand-sculpted from a solid block of Rose quartz. The polished finishing underlines the transparency of the onyx making this a very precious object. Bowl ...

1960s Astonishing ashtray or catch-all By Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano Sommerso Glass. The item is in excellent condition. Dimension: 5,11" diameter x 3,14" H inches cm 13 x cm 8 H

Magnificent heart-shaped green "sommerso" glass Murano glass bowl or ashtray. This amazing item was produced in Italy during the 1960s. This wonderful piece is a perfect blend of ...

Maiolica sugar bowl Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, Circa 1770-1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). It measures 3.54 x 4.52 x 3.54 in (9 x 11,5 x 9 cm) Weight: 0.394 lb (0.179 kg) State of conservation: small and slight chips on the edges. The small sugar bowl has a swollen and ribbed body resting on a flat base. The cap-shaped lid follows the rib of the container and is topped with a small knob in the shape of a two-colored fruit. The sugar bowl is painted “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) with the characteristic floral motif of bunches and isolated semis. An example which closely corresponds to this one is kept at the Civic Museum in Lodi (G. Gregorietti, Maioliche di Lodi, Milano e Pavia, Catalogo della Mostra, Milano, 1964 n. 137). This decorative style represented a strong point of the Lodi factory, which established itself thanks to the vivid nature of the colors made possible by the introduction of a new technique perfected by Paul Hannong in Strasbourg and later introduced by Antonio Ferretti to Italy. The production process, called “piccolo fuoco” (third fire), allowed the use of a greater number of colors than in the past; in particular, the purple of Cassius, a red made from gold chloride, was introduced. Its use allowed for many more tones and shades, from pink to purple. The Ferretti family started their maiolica manufacturing business in Lodi in 1725. The forefather Simpliciano started the business by purchasing an ancient furnace in 1725 and, indeed, we have evidence of the full activity of the furnaces starting from April of the same year (Novasconi-Ferrari-Corvi, 1964, p. 26 n. 4). Simpliciano started a production of excellence also thanks to the ownership of clay quarries in Stradella, not far from Pavia. The production was so successful that in 1726 a decree of the Turin Chamber came to prohibit the importation of foreign ceramics, especially from Lodi, to protect internal production (G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981, p. 59). In its initial stages, the manufacture produced maolicas painted with the “a gran fuoco” (double fire) technique, often in turquoise monochrome, with ornamentation derived from compositional modules in vogue in Rouen in France. This was also thanks to the collaboration of painters like Giorgio Giacinto Rossetti, who placed his name on the best specimens next to the initials of the factory. In 1748 Simpliciano made his will (Gelmini, 1995, p. 30) appointing his son Giuseppe Antonio (known as Antonio) as universal heir. After 1750, when Simpliciano passed away, Antonio was directly involved in the maiolica factory, increasing its fortunes and achieving a reputation on a European level. Particularly important was the aforementioned introduction in 1760 of the innovative “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) processing, which, expanding the ornamental repertoire with Saxon-inspired floral themes, was able to commercially compete with the German porcelains that had one of its most renowned offerings in the naturalistic Deutsche Blumen. Antonio Ferretti understood and promoted this technique and this decoration, proposing it in a fresher and more corrective version, less linked to botanical tables, both with or without contour lines, as well as in purple or green monochrome. After efforts to introduce more industrial production techniques to the sector succeeded, even the Ferretti manufacture, in the last decade of the eighteenth century, started heading towards decline despite its attempts to adapt production to neoclassical tastes. In 1796 the Napoleonic battle for the conquest of the Lodi bridge over the Adda definitively compromised the furnaces. Production resumed, albeit in a rather stunted manner, until Antonio's death on 29 December 1810. (M. L. Gelmini, pp. 28-30, 38, 43 sgg., 130-136 (for Simpliciano); pp. 31 sgg., 45-47, 142-192 (for Antonio). Bibliography G. Gregorietti, Maioliche di Lodi Milano e Pavia Catalogo della Mostra, Milano, 1964 n. 137; C. Baroni, Storia delle ceramiche nel Lodigiano, in Archivio storico per la città e i comuni del circondario e della diocesi di Lodi, XXXIV (1915), pp. 118, 124, 142; XXXV (1916), pp. 5-8; C. Baroni, La maiolica antica di Lodi, in Archivio storico lombardo, LVIII (1931), pp. 453-455; L. Ciboldi, La maiolica lodigiana, in Archivio storico lodigiano, LXXX (1953), pp. 25 sgg.; S. Levy, Maioliche settecentesche lombarde e venete, Milano 1962, pp. 17 sgg.; A. Novasconi - S. Ferrari - S. Corvi, La ceramica lodigiana, Lodi 1964, ad Indicem; Maioliche di Lodi, Milano e Pavia (catal.), Milano 1964, p. 17; O. Ferrari - G. Scavizzi, Maioliche italiane del Seicento e del Settecento, Milano 1965, pp. 26 sgg.; G. C. Sciolla, Lodi. Museo civico, Bologna 1977, pp. 69-85 passim; G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981; M. Vitali, in Storia dell'arte ceramica...

Murmansk Fruit Bowl in Brass with plated Silver. The "Murmansk" is a fruit bowl is one of the first designs produced by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis in 1982. The sleek bowl is plated silver over brass, and sitting on six stepped legs...

Gaetano Pesce "Big Surprise " A bowl or centerpiece supported by delicately placed resin drops. An incredible work of functional art. Edizione del Pesce for Meritalia.The Edizioni d...

Kastle large bowl, Murano glass, by Karim Rashid, 21st century. Karim Rashid has conceived for Purho a mini collection of bowls and vases characte...

Splendid Mid-Century round vide-poche or decorative bowl made in curved rattan, hand-woven wicker and brass.This elegant French Riviera style object was made in Italy during the 1970...

Part of the Labirinto series, this stunning piece is marked by a mesmerizing decoration that is unique and eye-catching. A squared bowl that can function as a small serving piece, de...

Lino Tagliapietra Murano glass bowl centerpiece for La Murrina 1970s.

Antique European rural bucket in wood and iron, 1890s Beautiful patina and wrought iron handle.

Bowls set designed by Kaj Franck for Arabia and made by Finel of Finland, metal painted, circa 1950s Signed under the base. Available 3 large: Diameter 21 cm, height 14 cm Availab...

Fantastic mouth-blown Midcentury bowl or vide-poche or ashtray in a stunning Murano aqua green glass. This stunning piece is signed by Archimede Seguso on the bottom and was made in ...

A round bowl designed and manufactured in Murano by Mandruzzato, lovely colors and very good conditions overall, it also can be used as an ashtray. A Bowl by Mandruzzato is a remarka...

The Veart Murano glass centerpiece from the 1980s is an eye-catching, luxurious addition to any modern interior. It merges vibrant colors, high craftsmanship, and sleek design, makin...

Big Murano Glass Bowl Seguso Venezia, 1950 Blown glass with Gold Leaf Peso: 7.5 kg

Midcentury Modern Murano Glass Bowl, Sommerso Model, Italy 1960 A beatiful Murano sommerso centrepiece with double colour pattern (red / transparent). In excellent conditions. Manuf...

A perfect conditions blue and purple murano glass bowl hand-crafted in Venice in the Seventies by Seguso. The bowl embodies the fusion of art and functionality, serving as both a pr...

Bowl Fontana Arte Italy, 1950 Smoked Crystal Bowl Great Manufacture Perfect condiction

An heavy purple Murano glass bowl designed and manufactured in Venice by Seguso in the 1970s, it's in perfect conditions. This Ashtray by Seguso is a timeless example of the interse...

Seguso Murano art glass bowl 1960 green Italian design.

This playful and elegant bowl will be a sophisticated addition to any decor and will bring a splash of color into a classically decorated room. Whether used in an entryway or living room to store everyday objects, or on the dining table or even the bathroom, this piece will enliven any environment. Its silver body has a golden finish inside and two birds legs...

Blue Crystal Bowl Crystal Arte Italy, 1970 Curved Crystal Bowl Sticker Label Manufacture Perfect Condiction

1960s Astonishing large grey ashtray or catch-all By Flavio Poli for Seguso in Murano Sommerso Glass. It's a sculpture, so rare to find in this dimension. This ashtray or bowl is a t...

Beautiful roundbowl or ashtray in black marble and white veins designed by Sergio Asti for Up&Up.

Acid green decorative bowl - Murano glass valet tray - collectible bright Murano glass A heavy, fun and highly decorative Murano bowl / valet tr...

Bowl or "a large costolature" cup in heavy iridescent Murano glass, designed by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso in 1948.

Murano glass ashtray, production from the 1970s. Excellent condition, no breaks, a few scratches, see photos. Dimensions: H= 8 cm; D= 21 cm.

Max Ingrand Fontana Arte in collaborazione con dubè (Duilio Barnabé) 1955. Centrotavola in cristallo di grandi dimensioni e spessore dipinto a mano nel...

An high quality silver plated oval bowl designed by Lino Sabattini, it has been made in France by Christofle world famous manufacturer in the Sixties. It's in very good conditions an...

Entirely handcrafted in Nero Marquinia marble, VEIL is inspired to the lightness of a thin fabric. Sculpted from a single block of natural stone and worked through a precise sequenc...

Big fruit bowl in Portoro marble, characterised by a dark black background with golden veins. Processed in Carrara, Italy. You have a 100% made in Italy product. It is ideal to prese...

Cups in coconut such as this are especially uncommon and rarely appear on the world's art market. This is a very interesting piece for its fine and rich craftmenships metal silver de...

Made in Italy, 1960s. This ashtray / catchall is made in murano glass with murrines and silver leaf. This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can...

Murano Glass Centerpiece Glass made according to the technique of the Murano masters. This shape is unique in the glass industry and each piece is handmade and worked with our secret...

Very elegant and refined centerpiece/ice bowl made of Murano glass, Made in Italy, 1950s.  Large Murano glass centerpiece vase with very distinctive shape hand-blown in the style of ...

This Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cobalt blue crystal oval bowl by Gherardo Degli Albizzi features high quality chiseled bronze. The upper ed...

Fantastic hand blown midcentury Murano glass bowl with gold dots. This fantastic object is attributed to the designer Archimede Seguso and ...

Bianco Arabescato Amaltea by Ivan Colominas Dimensions: 36.5 x 10 cm Materials: Bianco Arabescato Also available: different marbles. The collection is a tribute to one of It...

Beautiful Mid-Century decorative box made of clear lucite enriched inside with Vienna straw wicker. This charming box was designed in Italy in the 70s following the style of Christia...

1960s Astonishing Big Blue Bowl or Catchall By Flavio Poli in Murano glass. This is a unique piece a true sculpture The item is in excellent condition. Dimensions: 6,29" diameter ...

Striking mid-century Murano glass bowl or ashtray in purple, blue and pink "sommerso" Murano glass. This striking piece was designed by Flavio Poli in Murano, Italy during the 1960s ...

Large bowl in Black Marquinia, White Michelangelo, Arabescato Vagli Filo Rosso and Red Levanto marbles. Size: 22 x 12.7 cm, 8.6 x 5 in, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Gae L, Mast...

Kraak type porcelain bowl. It has polylobed border and it is painted in blue. It features decorations with birds, flowers and ornamental rocks within alternating reserves of tassels that descend from “ruyi”. The interior is delicately decorated with panels of flowers...

Rare round bowl or ashtray in green crystal glass and mirrored underside with four concave circle by Fontana Arte. Made in Italy in the 1960s.