Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl-Fratelli Toso, Seguso-Bubbles-Mid Century Modern
For the past 100+ years, the island of Murano off the coast of Italy has been known to produce countless numbers of amazing art glass in many different forms. During the middle of the 20th century, studios on the island produced many beautiful works of art to complement the resurgence of the art deco style of interior decor. Many beautiful freeform examples in the shapes of bowls and ashtrays came on the market place, a number of them were produced by the company Fratelli Toso.
Other studios such as Cenedese, Seguso, Venini, etc also contributed awesome works of art to the marketplace. I strongly believe this bowl to have originated from Fratelli, however, Seguso also did works similar to this shape.
A wonderful example in a great shape, this heavy blown art glass piece exhibits fine color with tiny controlled bubbles throughout. The rich cranberry/green gives the gold fleck layer below an interesting perspective on color. T The "millions" of tiny bubbles float in the clear glass layer on the outside of the bowl.The bowl measures 2 3/4" tall, 8 3/4" long and 6 1/2 at the widest. There are no chips, cracks, damage or repairs.
The inside is free of any scratches or residue. I will mention and as pictured several tiny white dots that are imbedded in the interior glass surface.
They are minuscule and do not detract from the beauty. I believe they are actually opaque white glass. A very unique MCM example. Please view all pictures as they are considered part of the description.Please check back to my listings often as I will be posting numerous fine examples of glass, pottery and porcelain in the near future. This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Cookware, Dinnerware & Serveware\Bowls". The seller is "ilikeit2" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay, Russian Federation.
- Shape: Tear drop
- Handmade: Yes
- Production Technique: Hand Blown Glass
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
- Style: Mid-Century Modern
- Product Line: Bubble
- Material: Glass
- Theme: Controlled bubbles
- Pattern: Freeform
- Type: Bowl
- Features: Decorative
- Antique: No
- Color: Multicolor
- Vintage: Yes
- Finish: Glossy
- Number of Items in Set: 1
- Origin: Murano
- Occasion: All Occasions
- Set Includes: Bowl
- Brand: Unmarked
- Production Style: Art Glass
- Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
- Time Period Manufactured: 1960-1969
- Era: Mid 20th Century (1941-1969)