1950s Murano Venetian Italian ArT GLaSs FRATELLI TOSO Paperweight Sommerso Bullicante Lampwork Made in Murano, Italy OnMyWatch is proud to offer you this authentic Fratelli Toso Italian Murano art glass paperweight, made circa the 1950s. Decorated with a bullicante cobalt-blue base and four handmade flowers: red, white, blue, and turquoise. It is an amazing piece in fabulous collector condition! Pontil/base is ground semi-flat and highly polished. It is even more beautiful in person! Excellent addition to an art glass collection, or a thoughtful gift for a special person–including yourself, of course! DIMENSIONS: 3¼” wide (8.25 cm) x 3″ tall WEIGHT: 1½-pound 678 g. CONDITION: Free from any damage or restoration, perfect condition. FINE Vintage MURANO FRATELLi TOSO Art GLaSs Paperweight Floral FABULOUS COLOR. Reasonable offers cheerfully entertained & often accepted! Is proud to offer you this authentic Fratelli Toso Italian Murano art glass paperweight, made circa the 1950s. An excellent addition to an art glass collection, or a thoughtful gift for a special person. DIMENSIONS: 3¼” wide (8.25 cm) x 3″ tall. WEIGHT: 1½-pound 678 g. Free from any damage or restoration, perfect condition. FULL CONDITION REPORT: We thoroughly inspected this piece and found no cracks, chips, nicks, scuffs, flea bites, flakes, hairlines, repairs or evidence of grinding. Can be seen or felt. Any natural indentations, bubbles, tool marks and/or any other natural textural features are all original to this piece and normal for hand blown glass. Wear to the base is consistent with age. Please review all high-resolution photographs, at full size, in forming your own opinions. We remain at your disposal for any further information. We always promptly leave you great feedback and we strive with every customer to earn our own sterling feedback. We don’t sell damaged goods, ever! We clean & thoroughly examine each piece. OnMyWatch only offers first-class, top-notch, supreme quality, undamaged vintage merchandise. Anything out of the ordinary is accurately described. We are expert packers and wrapping is “EASY-OPEN”! We use only the best lightweight packing materials and overpack to ensure that your treasure arrives in great condition. Packing with our own’easy-open’ technique! You never have to slice your way in–clearly marked ” Pull Tab to Open “. We are lifelong collectors who diligently search to find the very best genuine articles at the best prices! The island of Murano. Near Venice has been producing glass since the thirteenth century 1292. Having been banned from mainland Venice, for. Threat of fire hazard, t. First produced beads and mirrors, soon progressing to chandeliers and architectural stained glass for Italys hundreds of churches, chapels and basilicas. Soon they widened their output to include pressed glass, tableware and art glass. The surge in popularity of beautiful, high quality decorative glass in the post-war boom. Mid-20th-century expansion in demand and production on Murano. Notable designers include Flavio Poli, Archimede Seguso, Ricardo Licata, Gino Cenedese, Paolo Venini, Antonio Salviati, Dino Martens, Martinuzzi, Mandruzzato and Ercole and Angelo Barovier to name but a very few. The hardworking Italian glassblowers of Murano can truly be called the Godfathers of modern day glass. Antica Vetreria Fratelli Toso is a traditional Murano glass factory since 1854. Fratelli Toso has always been one of the best in. Production; indeed our collection includes some of the most beautiful examples of. The value of our collection is made up. Used, impressive design and glass masters’ craftsmanship. Arnoldo comes directly from Toso brothers who started up the factory in 1854. He is in the family business since the’50s and from 1981 he runs Antica Vetreria Fratelli Toso by himself. 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- Largest Dimension: 3¼-inches (8.25 cm)
- Style: Mid-Century Modern
- Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
- Weight (actual): 1-pound, 10-oz. (737 g.)
- Object Type: Paperweight
- Color: Multi-Color
- Glassmaking Technique: Sommerso
- Type of Glass: Crystal
- Subject/Theme: Flowers
- Brand: Fratelli Toso
- City of Origin: Murano
