MURANO GALLERY of GLASS

Welcome to the GALLERY of GLASS that highlights the pieces in my Murano Collection.

RAINBOW NAUTILUS art glass plate, circa 2008.

AUBERGINE FRUIT BOWL, with aventurine and controlled bubbles, circa 1990.

CREAM CLAMSHELL DISH, circa 2008.

AUBERGINE-EDGED CLAMSHELL DISH, circa 2005.

ROSE MILLEFIORI STAR BOWL, with aventurine and millefiori embellishments, circa 1950's.

COPPER SPOTS RIBBED DISH features the classic ribbed bowl design in a 3-point dish, and layers of copper adventurine spots over white glass, circa 1940's.

GREEN LEAF DISH features swirling gold aventurine, circa 1930's.

3-POINT FRUIT DISH features swirled gold aventurine, circa 1930's.

AUTUMN RUSH DISH features layers of rust aventurine splashes over black glass, circa unknown.

AQUAMARINE DISH, is a classic 4-point Murano bowl design, circa 1940's.

COPPER CIRCUS-TENT BOWL features copper aventurine bands, circa 1950's.

PINK GOLD BULLICANTE BOWL designed by Alfredo Barbini features infused bullicante Polveri Gold Dust on Pink Glass, circa 1930's.  An identical piece sold on e-Bay in November 2010 for $498.

LAVENDER GOLD BULLICANTE BOWL features infused bullicante Polveri Gold Dust on Lavender Glass, designed by Alfredo Barbini circa 1930's.

RASPBERRY RIBBED BOWL is a traditional 4-point Murano bowl featuring an infused bullicante design. Designed by Alfredo Barbini, circa 1940's.

AMETHYST-TIPPED FRUIT DISH, features a polar-bilaterally stretched glass design with swirling copper aventurine, circa 1950's.

FOLDED MINT BOWL is a classic round Murano bowl design with folded edges, featuring an infused bullicante overlay pattern, circa 1950's.

AMETHYST SPIRAL BOWL is a 3-point folded bowl design featuring Amethyst edging on a spiraling copper aventurine radiating threads, circa 1950's.

MINT SCALLOPED DISH is a scalloped round dish with a single fold featuring a soft mint glass color and a radiating silver aventurine sunburst pattern, circa 1950's.

TOSO LATICIMO BOWL, exemplifies wonderful laticimo craftsmanship and control embedded in clear glass, by Fratelli Toso, circa 1950's

TUTTI FRUTTI BOWL a classic retro design. Made at Vetreria Fratelli Toso in the 1950s, by Vittorio Ferro. Credit for the "Tutti Frutti" pattern is given to Dino Martens in the 1940s. This busy decor was named "Tutti frutti" which is Italian for "all fruits". Blown emerald green glass layered with silver leaf aventurine, layered again with colorful cannes and entirely encased in cristallo (clear). A similar piece sold on eBay in November 2010 for $298.

TRICOLOR TUTTI FRUTTI DISH, features tutti-frutti pattern in red, teal and olive over silver aventurine with opalescent case, circa 1950's.

DUSTY ROSE BOWL, features a monochromatic tutti-frutti pattern over a silver adventurine on white glass base, circa 1950's.

AMETHYST GLASS DISH, with a colorless casing that glows bright green under blacklight, circa 1950's.

EMERALD BOWL with controlled bubbles, circa 1940's.

RUBY RED DISH, with controlled bubbles, circa 1940's.

EMERALD CORDONATO D'ORO BOWL, attributed to Barovier and Toso, with emerald green interior and the distinctive "Gold Rope"exterior, a uniquely Ercole Barovier design, circa 1960's

OPALESCENT MILK GLASS SUNBURST PLATE, features cased opalescent milk glass in a ribbed plate design, circa 1950's.

SKY BLUE MILK GLASS DISH, features an opalescent milk glass in a delicate shade of sky blue, case and large controlled bubbles, by Fratelli Toso, circa 1950's.

GOLD and WHITE PEAR DISH, by Barbini, circa 1950's.

BLACK and GOLD PAISLEY BOWL, circa 1950's.

WHITE GOLD BASKET, features cased bullicante detail over white glass, circa 1950's.

 BLUE VASE, circa 1980's.

PASTEL WAVE DISH, circa 1990's.