Murano Glass Shaped Flower Vase 1950s-1960s Italy
Flower shaped vase, Venetian Murano Sommerso glass, unmarked, no label, c. 1950s-60s.
The vase consists of three layers of glass: red inside, lattimo / milky white artfully mixed with green in the middle, and clear class layer outside. Such technique of placing different glass layers on top of each other is defined as Sommerso. Each Murano item is an unique handmade artwork.
The Sommerso technique was originally developed in the 1930's by Antonio Da Ross. Sommerso (Italian for "submerged") is the Murano glassmaking technique of creating two or more layers of contrasting glass without the colors mixing together. It is formed by dipping colored glass into molten glass of a different color, before blowing the glass into the required form. The outermost layer is often clear. During the 1950's the Sommerso style became world famous due to the work of Flavio Poli, artistic director of Seguso Vetri d'Arte. There have since been many other factories in the Murano region which have made pieces in this style, and as such it is difficult to be certain of the manufacturer without labels or signatures present. Other well-known manufacturers that have produced glassware in the Sommerso style include Mandruzzato, Galliano Ferro, Formia, Oball, Arte Nuova and Luigi Onesto. ["Glass Encyclopedia"]
Rates vary per zone/ country. We will adjust shipping costs with invoice.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $84.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-7 weeks) --- $102.50
World: Priority (c 2-8 weeks) ---- $162.50
Condition Report: The solid glass vase is 14” [35.6cm] tall; c. 3.1/2” [8.9cm] across at the base, the flower is c. 4.1/2” [11.4cm] wide; there is a hairline on the outer side of one of the flower leaves [clear glass layer] and a hairline on one of the red flower leaves. This damage could be a result of the tension between the glass layers during the making process.
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Flower shaped vase, Venetian Murano Sommerso glass, unmarked, no label, c. 1950s-60s.
The vase consists of three layers of glass: red inside, lattimo / milky white artfully mixed with green in the middle, and clear class layer outside. Such technique of placing different glass layers on top of each other is defined as Sommerso. Each Murano item is an unique handmade artwork.
The Sommerso technique was originally developed in the 1930's by Antonio Da Ross. Sommerso (Italian for "submerged") is the Murano glassmaking technique of creating two or more layers of contrasting glass without the colors mixing together. It is formed by dipping colored glass into molten glass of a different color, before blowing the glass into the required form. The outermost layer is often clear. During the 1950's the Sommerso style became world famous due to the work of Flavio Poli, artistic director of Seguso Vetri d'Arte. There have since been many other factories in the Murano region which have made pieces in this style, and as such it is difficult to be certain of the manufacturer without labels or signatures present. Other well-known manufacturers that have produced glassware in the Sommerso style include Mandruzzato, Galliano Ferro, Formia, Oball, Arte Nuova and Luigi Onesto. ["Glass Encyclopedia"]
Rates vary per zone/ country. We will adjust shipping costs with invoice.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $84.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-7 weeks) --- $102.50
World: Priority (c 2-8 weeks) ---- $162.50
Condition Report: The solid glass vase is 14” [35.6cm] tall; c. 3.1/2” [8.9cm] across at the base, the flower is c. 4.1/2” [11.4cm] wide; there is a hairline on the outer side of one of the flower leaves [clear glass layer] and a hairline on one of the red flower leaves. This damage could be a result of the tension between the glass layers during the making process.
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