Blue Murano Art Glass Sculpture With Spiral Stripes, Italy, Late 20th Century.

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This sculptural Murano art glass figure is a captivating example of late 20th-century Venetian glassmaking, attributed to a Murano workshop.

… Read more This sculptural Murano art glass figure is a captivating example of late 20th-century Venetian glassmaking, attributed to a Murano workshop.

The piece features a voluptuous, abstracted animal/creature form executed in an intense blue glass, animated by black spiral trail lines that wrap the body and emphasize its movement. Two pronounced applied “eyes” and upward sweeping horn-like elements add a playful, expressive character, while the sculpture is anchored on a substantial clear glass base that enhances the floating, light-catching effect.

Highly decorative from every angle, it works beautifully as a statement object on a console, shelf, or coffee table—especially in modern, postmodern, and Italian mid-century interiors. See less