Labelled 1940s Murano lamp with controlled bubbles and gold

http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2759
Clever design, with an elegant shape and applied leaf 'feet' which avoid the need to cut a hole in the side for the cord. The cord cannot be seen inside the glass because the green layer is not transparent (which implies that there is a white layer underneath the green).

On top of the green is a layer of clear which includes a trapped bubble pattern. The applied grapes are coated with gold and there is also plenty of gold in the outer layer of clear glass.

We want to say this is the work of Archimede Seguso but really, we can't attribute this with any certainty to any particular Murano firm. It's certainly a spectacular piece of glassmaking, requiring a great deal of skill, probably from the 1940s.

The shade shown in one of the photos is not included. (It comes with the Murano duck lamp listed on this site.

Height: 19 cm (without fitting 14.5 cm)
Width: 11.5 cm
Weight: 570 g
Labelled "MADE IN MURANO ITALY"
Condition: some chipping/unpolished area underneath where the lamp is hollow, a few unintended bubbles

Our Reference: 2759
Pricing information

Price: US $160.00 + shipping

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Tags:

• Art
• glass
• vintage
• modernist
• Italian
• Murano
• design
• Archimede
• Seguso