Murano - Glass pitcher with black and white zanfirico
Murano
Italian
Glass pitcher with black and white zanfirico
hand-blown glass
height: 27cm; width: 18cm; depth: 14cm
Notes
The striking alternating black and white bands that converge into a feather-like pattern are characteristic of the zanfirico (filigrana) technique, where coloured glass canes are twisted and fused together before the vessel is blown.
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Murano
Italian
Glass pitcher with black and white zanfirico
hand-blown glass
height: 27cm; width: 18cm; depth: 14cm
Notes
The striking alternating black and white bands that converge into a feather-like pattern are characteristic of the zanfirico (filigrana) technique, where coloured glass canes are twisted and fused together before the vessel is blown.
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