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Murano Sommerso Freeform Triangle Dish — Emerald Green & Chartreuse, Pulled Tips, 1960s/70s
Murano Sommerso Freeform Triangle Dish — Emerald Green & Chartreuse, Pulled Tips, 1960s/70s
Free-form triangular Sommerso bowl from Murano, probably made in the late 1960s to early 1970s, formally and color-wise very close to the free-form works of Seguso Vetri d'Arte and Archimede Seguso's workshop during that period. The glass body features two fused color layers in the classic Sommerso technique — a deep emerald green outer casing encasing an intense chartreuse yellow core, which, when viewed from above, appears like a star-shaped bursting flame in the center. The glass body is free-formed into a triangular base shape with three strongly elongated, flame-drawn points, with combed rim waves in between — the result of the pinched-rim technique, where the master grips the still-hot glass mass with tongs to create waves and pulls the corners into fins. The narrow rim points stand prominently upwards, the heavy glass core sits deep in the center, with a small polished pontil on the bottom.
The glass body measures approximately 30 cm across the wide-spanning points and has a height of 8.5 cm — a generous centerpiece format that creates a sculptural effect on a coffee table, console, sideboard, or as a display piece, while also being usable as a bowl for sweets, trinkets, or jewelry. Very good original condition: no visible chips or scratches, the glass clear and without clouding, the flame-drawn points intact, the Sommerso color play fully preserved. The luminous yellow-green color contrast is characteristic of Murano Sommerso production of the 60s/70s and indicates a uranium glass component in the yellow core — a materiality that makes these objects glow a vibrant neon green under UV light and has now become a collector's theme in itself.
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