Vintage Italian Murano art glass Hand Blown Bowl

Vintage Italian Murano art glass Hand Blown bowl In Good Vintage Condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs.

Murano glass is created only on the island of Murano, located within the borders of the city of Venice in Northern Italy. Murano’s special glassblowing process is over a thousand years old, having been re-discovered by the local artisans from the ancient Roman glassware at the end of the first millennium and continuously developed and enhanced upon ever since. This glass is made from silica, soda, lime and potassium melted together in a special furnace at a temperature of 1500°C to reach a liquid state., along with various minerals to give glass its vibrant colors and designs. For example, copper is used for Avventurina mineral-like sparkles, zinc is added for white color, cobalt for blue, manganese for violet, gold for red. The resulting liquid glass mixture is then mouth-blown and/or hand-crafted by master glassmakers in a series of elaborate steps using special techniques such as Millefiori, Sommerso, Reticello, Filligrana, Bullicante, and many others.
Weight: 512 grams 1.21lb
Length 23 cm 9”
Width 18 cm 7”
Height 8cm 3”
It is quite heavy for its size,
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The perfect piece to add VINTAGE STYLE to your decor.