Mid-century sommerso rectangular glass vase. Original sticker representing creation in Murano, Italy circa 1950s.
Lovely collector's item with vibrant sommerso layers of deep blue and amber/gold, encased in clear glass. The rectangular form is elegant and modernist. Thick walls and sturdy weight. Original sticker on front 'Venezia Souvenir Cristallo Murano'. Cristallo refers to Murano Glass which is made with soda ash, making it light, translucent, delicate, and uniquely suitable to fine manual workmanship.
Condition:
In excellent vintage condition. Some very minor surface markings, only visible under close inspection.
Measurements:
15.8cm tall x 4.5cm wide x 4.5cm deep = approx 6.25" x 1.75" x 1.75"
Rounded square opening approx 3cm wide. Thick walls, approx 8mm wide at top edge.
More sommerso vases available, some shown in last image.
Mandruzzato was founded in 1956 on the island of Murano, Venice, Italy, by Luigi Mandruzzato. In 1965 Luigi was joined by his son, Gianfranco Mandruzzato, who took over the running of the company two years later. At first the company made glass lighting fixtures, and then began producing ornaments, vases, ashtrays, etc. The firm is now run by Gianfranco's son Alessandro Mandruzzato.
Sommerso is a technique developed on the Italian island of Murano during the late 1930s. It typically has two layers of glass formed by dipping a ‘gather’ of colored glass into another molten glass and then blowing the gather into the desired shape. The result is glass with contrasting colours commonly encased by a clear layer.
Lovely collector's item with vibrant sommerso layers of deep blue and amber/gold, encased in clear glass. The rectangular form is elegant and modernist. Thick walls and sturdy weight. Original sticker on front 'Venezia Souvenir Cristallo Murano'. Cristallo refers to Murano Glass which is made with soda ash, making it light, translucent, delicate, and uniquely suitable to fine manual workmanship.
Condition:
In excellent vintage condition. Some very minor surface markings, only visible under close inspection.
Measurements:
15.8cm tall x 4.5cm wide x 4.5cm deep = approx 6.25" x 1.75" x 1.75"
Rounded square opening approx 3cm wide. Thick walls, approx 8mm wide at top edge.
More sommerso vases available, some shown in last image.
Mandruzzato was founded in 1956 on the island of Murano, Venice, Italy, by Luigi Mandruzzato. In 1965 Luigi was joined by his son, Gianfranco Mandruzzato, who took over the running of the company two years later. At first the company made glass lighting fixtures, and then began producing ornaments, vases, ashtrays, etc. The firm is now run by Gianfranco's son Alessandro Mandruzzato.
Sommerso is a technique developed on the Italian island of Murano during the late 1930s. It typically has two layers of glass formed by dipping a ‘gather’ of colored glass into another molten glass and then blowing the gather into the desired shape. The result is glass with contrasting colours commonly encased by a clear layer.
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