Vintage Vase: Cool Vintage 1950s / 1960s Green and Yellow Hand Blown Murano Sommerso Glass Vase

Fabulously funky 1950s / 60s handblown Murano Sommerso yellow and green Venitian glass vase.

Fantastic design of the era crafted in glass in a beautiful combination of yellow and green.

Lovely shape in a flower design. Beautiful when you gaze in down through the vase and see the lovely pattern.

Because these are hand crafted items, each vase will be unique.

No makers mark so specific workshop and designer not known.

Size:

Maximum height: 6 1/2 inches
Maximum width: 5 1/2 inches
Diameter at base: 2 1/4 inches
Diameter at top of base: 5 1/2 inches


About Sommerso Style:

The sommerso technique was originally developed in the 1930's by Carlo Scarpa at Venini & Co. Sommerso (Italian for "submerged") is the Murano glassmaking technique of creating two or more layers of contrasting glass without the colours mixing together.

It is formed by dipping coloured glass into molten glass of a different colour, before blowing the glass into the required form. The outermist layer is often clear.

During the 1950's the sommerso style became world famous due to the work of Flavio Poli, artistic director of Seguso Vetri d'Arte.

There have since been many other factories in the Murano region which have made pieces in this style, and as such it is difficult to be certain of the manufacturer without labels or signatures present.

Other well known manufacturers that have produced glassware in the sommerso style nclude Mandruzzato, Galliano Ferro, Formia, Oball, and Arte Nuova.


About Murano Glass:

Venetian glass (Italian: vetro veneziano) is thought to have been made for over 1,500 years, and production has been concentrated on the Venetian island of Murano since the 13th century. Today Murano is known for its art glass, but it has a long history of innovations in glassmaking in addition to its artistic fame—and was Europe's first major glassmaking center.


Condition:

This is a vintage item. Cleaned, polished and ready to use or display. Very good vintage condition for age. No chips or cracks.

Hand blown glass vintage item so small bubbles may be present.


About:

“Mijkra” is a UK based artist/photographer and designer creating and sourcing unique original pieces in a converted stable/barn in the heart of Oxfordshire and in the back of a vintage campervan.

This store, hosted by Etsy, will showcase and sell a range of unique artisan bohemian hand created clothing, “art to wear”, accessories, jewellery and homeware, remodelled couture, up cycled vintage, unique vintage items and a selection of my original artworks. Please browse my other items.

All the items are unique, individual and one off pieces, and are a mix of new handmade, remodelled couture (new or vintage), up cycled vintage items or pure vintage original pieces.

Additional note on vintage items:

The beautiful vintage and remodelled vintage pieces are handmade and/or vintage items and there might be some slight irregularities. These add to the unique charm of the exquisite pieces and do not distract from the beauty of the items. All vintage items are carefully selected, dry-cleaned or hand washed in gentle eco-friendly detergent and repaired where deemed necessary before these are added to the shop and are in good vintage condition.