Murano - Wall light

This very large sconce was part of the 1920s interior of a ballroom/theatre in Turin, Italy. Five palm leaves made from white Pulegoso glass with gold foil-enclosed clear glass grain arising from a brass foundation. Pulegoso glass contains numerous bubbles, making the glass semiopaque and giving the surface an irregular texture. Pulegoso was developed by Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892–1977) on the island of Murano, Italy, in the 1920s. When switched on, the seven light bulbs inside the sconce spread a beautiful light.