Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Sommerso Ashtray With Cobalt Blue Center, 1960s

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Murano Sommerso clear and blue glass ashtray. A luminous cobalt core suspended within thick, hand-blown clear glass — the sommerso … Read more Murano Sommerso clear and blue glass ashtray. A luminous cobalt core suspended within thick, hand-blown clear glass — the sommerso technique at its most elemental. The undulating starburst form reads as much as sculpture as object, its fluid lobes and weighted base a testament to the Murano tradition of elevating function into art. See less