Murano bowl.

Murano bowl. Decorative small bowl designed as a basket in hand-blown Murano glass. Organically shaped in red and clear glass with an elegant curved handle and hand-formed details. A fine example of Murano artistic glass production from the mid-twentieth century. Origin: Italy. Material: Hand-blown glass. Dimensions: H. 9 cm, D. 10 cm. Period: 1960s. Condition: Presented in very good vintage condition, with minor signs of age and use. Biography: Murano, an archipelago situated within the Venetian Lagoon, has served as the pre-eminent centre of Italian glassmaking since the late thirteenth century. Renowned for their exceptional craftsmanship and technical sophistication, Murano artisans developed a wide range of innovative glassmaking techniques, including intricate free-blown forms and highly refined artistic glass production. Their achievements have exerted a profound influence on the evolution of European decorative arts, and Murano glass remains among the most coveted and internationally celebrated fields of collecting within twentieth-century design and decorative art.