1960s Murano Seguso Sommerso Bullicante Art Glass Italian Bowl

Description

Stunning mid century gold & clear Murano glass bowl, hand blown in Italy during 1960 and attributed to Archimede Seguso. … more Stunning mid century gold & clear Murano glass bowl, hand blown in Italy during 1960 and attributed to Archimede Seguso.

This piece is unique as made with the "Sommerso Bullicante" technique. “Sommerso”, which in Italian literally means “submerged” is a technique used to create several layers of glass (in this case with gold and clear glas, giving the illusion of “immersed” colors. "Bullicante", which in Italian literally means "full of bubbles", means that the artist created inside the layers of glass a decoration made of small bubbles of air. less