Sergio Constantini, Large Murano Abstract Hand Blown Arcade Glass Sculpture Marcello Panza Vase

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Marcello Panza for Arcade Vase (this is for 1 of a pair I have, I am selling them separately). This … Read more Marcello Panza for Arcade Vase (this is for 1 of a pair I have, I am selling them separately). This has an African or Aboriginal tribal pattern to it.
Hand etch signed on underside, hand blown, tall black oval vases having hand cut design to exterior.
Height: 18 inches, Width: 4 1/2 inches, Depth: 3 1/2 inches

It came from an important estate in the Chicago area
Made in Italy, Murano, handmade according to the ancient Murano glass tradition.

Marcello Panza founded “Studiominimo” in 1983. He has spent time working in design, graphic design, and environment communication particularly in architecture and design. His lighting and product designs have been produced by numerous Italian and international companies. His works are featured in many museums, such as the Applied Arts of Dusseldorf & Frankfurt, the MOMA San Francisco, and the Centre Pompidou Paris. His objects, furniture, decorations and lamps are made by Italian and foreign companies such as: Anthologie Quartett, Arcade, Covo, Driade, Arcea, Eva Maria Melchers. Some collections are present in museums: Applied Arts of Dusseldorf and Frankfurt, MoMa of San Francisco, “Center Pompidou” of Paris, Murano Glass Museum. Since 2014 member of the ADI Campania board. Lives and works in Aversa.
Since its inception in 1990 ARCADE’s history has been punctuated by encounters: between the founder Ivan Baj and numerous glass masters, between water and sand, sea and earth, fresh and brackish waters, between matter and steam, form and colour. They have collaborated with master artists such as Marcello Panza, Kazuhiko Tomita, Laura De Santillana, Rina Menardi, Paola Navone, Tomoko Mizu, Paulo Haubert, Kanae Tsukamoto, Stefano Gaggero, Susanna Sent, Andrea Zilio and Simone Cenedese on Handcrafted Murano art glass. Luxury home & yachts decor, handmade glass objects, luxury accessories, mouth blown glass for art glass collectors.
Murano glassmakers created cristallo—which was almost transparent and considered the finest glass in the world. Murano glassmakers also developed a white-colored glass (milk glass called lattimo) that looked like porcelain. They later became Europe's finest makers of mirrors. Murano glassmaking began a revival in the 1920s. Today, Murano and Venice are tourist attractions, and Murano is home to numerous glass factories and a few individual artists' studios. Its Museo del Vetro (Glass Museum) in the Palazzo Giustinian contains displays on the history of glassmaking as well as glass sculpture samples ranging from Egyptian times through the present day.
The Venetian glassmakers of Murano are known for many innovations and refinements to glassmaking. Among them are Murano beads, cristallo, lattimo, chandeliers, and mirrors. Additional refinements or creations are goldstone, multicolored glass (millefiori), and imitation gemstones made of glass.
Aventurine glass, also known as goldstone glass, is translucent brownish with metallic (copper) specks.
Calcedonio is a marbled glass that looked like the semi precious stone chalcedony. This type of glass was created during the 1400s by Angelo Barovier, who is considered Murano's greatest glassmaker. Ercole Barovier, a descendant of Murano's greatest glassmaker Angelo Barovier, won numerous awards during the 1940s and 1950s for his innovations using the murrine technique.
Sommerso is a form of artistic Murano glass that has layers of contrasting colors (typically two), which are formed by dipping colored glass into another molten glass and then blowing the combination into a desired shape. The outermost layer, or casing, is often clear. Sommerso was developed in Murano during the late 1930s. Flavio Poli was known for using this technique, and it was made popular by Seguso Vetri d'Arte and the Mandruzzato family in the 1950s. This process is a popular technique for vases, and is sometimes used for sculptures.
Some of Venice's historical glass factories in Murano remain well known brands today, including De Biasi, Gabbiani, Venini, Salviati, Barovier & Toso, Pauly, Berengo Studio, Seguso, Formia International, Simone Cenedese, Alessandro Mandruzzato, Vetreria Ducale, Estevan Rossetto 1950 and others. The oldest glass factory is Antica Vetreria Fratelli Toso, founded in 1854. See less