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Handmade art glass vase with a black inner core surrounded by transparent glass and elongated air bubbles, created with the sommerso technique, circa 1980–1990, 21 cm high, 10 cm wide, 8 cm deep, signed on the base, in excellent unused condition.
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Splendid hand-made solid glass art vase, crafted by hand using the sophisticated “sommerso” technique. A sculptural piece with unique charm, perfect as a decorative element or to enrich a 20th-century art glass collection.
Key features:
The vase features a deep black glass core enclosed by a thick layer of transparent glass.
• The central core is adorned with a precise and regular sequence of elongated air bubbles.
The base of the transparent body houses a dense pattern of suspended micro-bubbles that create extraordinary play of light.
Form: Sculptural shape — elegant teardrop/pear silhouette with a tapered neck and a top edge shaped into three points/petals. crafted by the master glassmaker
• Style: Mid-Century Modern / 1950s–1960s (attributable to Murano craftsmanship or to the great Scandinavian glassmaking tradition of the period).
Hand-blown art glass and hand-worked
Intensely black and transparent glass
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition. No chips, cracks, or restorations are evident. Shows light and normal signs of wear on the base, consistent with age and workmanship
With signature on the base.
Perfect as a centerpiece today.
Ready to be shipped with maximum safety.
Via traceable courier.
Splendid hand-made solid glass art vase, crafted by hand using the sophisticated “sommerso” technique. A sculptural piece with unique charm, perfect as a decorative element or to enrich a 20th-century art glass collection.
Key features:
The vase features a deep black glass core enclosed by a thick layer of transparent glass.
• The central core is adorned with a precise and regular sequence of elongated air bubbles.
The base of the transparent body houses a dense pattern of suspended micro-bubbles that create extraordinary play of light.
Form: Sculptural shape — elegant teardrop/pear silhouette with a tapered neck and a top edge shaped into three points/petals. crafted by the master glassmaker
• Style: Mid-Century Modern / 1950s–1960s (attributable to Murano craftsmanship or to the great Scandinavian glassmaking tradition of the period).
Hand-blown art glass and hand-worked
Intensely black and transparent glass
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition. No chips, cracks, or restorations are evident. Shows light and normal signs of wear on the base, consistent with age and workmanship
With signature on the base.
Perfect as a centerpiece today.
Ready to be shipped with maximum safety.
Via traceable courier.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Material
Glass
Condition
As new - unused
Height
21 cm
Width
10 cm
Depth
8 cm
Estimated period
1980-1990
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