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Alfredo Barbini Murano Sommerso Olive Gold Italian Art Glass Fruit Bookends
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Olive Green, Controlled Bubbles and Gold Flecks Art Glass Pear and Apple Fruit Bookends. Documented to
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Gold Leaf

Alfredo Barbini Murano Blue Gold Spike Top Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown blue, controlled bubbles and gold flecks art glass powder or
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Barovier e Toso Red Silver flecks Murano glass bowl with drinking bird, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Whimsical long tailed drinking bird in clear glass with silver flecks on a controlled bubbles
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Green Blue Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Pulegoso Bowl, Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Warrenton, OR
not hurt the piece. Indeed this often happens during the hand blowing of controlled bubble Murano
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Alfredo Barbini Murano Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Compote Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
, controlled bubbles and gold flecks art glass compote bowl. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Seguso Vetri d Arte Murano Champagne Sommerso Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso champagne color and controlled bubbles Italian art
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Italian 1960s Galliano Ferro Red and Clear Bullicante Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl
By Galliano Ferro
Located in Barcelona, ES
, 1950s-1960s. An spectacular decorative design with hundreds of controlled blown bubbles in clear blue
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass

Barovier Toso Murano Red Orange Amberina Gold Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
, controlled bubbles and gold flecks art glass bowl. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. The piece has a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pietro Toso for Fratelli Toso Murano Sommerso Amber Art Glass Table Lamp 1950s
By Pietro Toso, Fratelli Toso
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A cute small sized table lamp made of clear cased amber colored art glass with controlled bubbles
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Alfredo Barbini Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
pink, gold flecks and controlled bubbles art glass ribbed vanity powder box. Documented to designer
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars

Materials

Gold Leaf

Gambaro Poggi Italian Murano Cased Blue Glass Fish Sculpture
By Gambaro Poggi
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
cased in clear glass with controlled bubble patterning and with fine gold aventrine inclusions. Shaped
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Barovier and Toso Orange Murano Glass Lamp, circa 1950s, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Glasgow, GB
bullicante technique — a field of controlled air bubbles suspended in the glass — overlaid with 24-karat gold
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Gold

Alfredo Barbini Murano Blue Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Cylinder Flower Vase
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Bubbles and Gold Flecks Art Glass Cylinder Flower Vase. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini. The piece
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Gold Leaf

Venini Murano Signed Red Fingers Rim Italian Art Glass Sculptural Flower Vase
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown, deep red and controlled bubbles Italian art glass signed
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Barovier Toso Murano Iridescent Silver Flecks Green Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
, Green and Amber Sommerso with Silver Flecks and Controlled Bubbles Art Glass Bowl or Compote. Attributed
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Silver Leaf

Barovier e Toso Murano Red Gold Bullicante Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
flecks and controlled bubbles art glass powder or jewelry box. Attributed to the Barovier e Toso company
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Seguso Vetri d Arte Murano Pink Sommerso Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
By Archimede Seguso, Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
and "Bullicante" controlled bubbles art glass bowl. Documented to designers Flavio Poli and Archimede
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Seguso Vetri D Arte Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Door Pull Handle
By Flavio Poli, Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
, Gold Flecks and Controlled Bubbles Art Glass Ornate Door Handle with Original Label. Attributed to
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Architectural Elements

Materials

Gold Leaf

Vintage Murano Lips Red Glass Bowl Stefano Toso, circa 1970
By Stefano Toso
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
glass with controlled bubble and gold aventurine inclusions. The heavily blown glass bowl stands on a
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Vintage 1970s Italian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Blown Glass

Alfredo Barbini Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fan Rim Flower Vase
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
, Controlled Bubbles and Gold Flecks Art Glass Crimped Fan Shape Rim Flower Vase. Documented to designer
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Alfredo Barbini "Birds of Paradise" Murano Glass Sculptures, 1977
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Bainbridge, NY
handcrafted clear and controlled bubbled Murano Art Glass birds, with clear crests, Head with Gold inclusions
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Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Alfredo Barbini Murano Teal Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fan Rim Flower Vase
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
/ blue, controlled bubbles and gold flecks art glass crimped fan shape rim flower vase. Documented to
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Gold Leaf

Murano Glass Sommerso Bowl in Style of Seguso, Glows in UV, Marked
By Venini, Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vetri D'Arte was made in sommerso technique of brown-purple colored glass with controlled bubble effect
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20th Century Italian Organic Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Uranium Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass

Collection of Two Jelly Fish Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium Paperweights
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Jelly Fish inside, in two different colors, floating on controlled bubbles. Colors are a clear glass
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

Large Murano Pink and Gold Flecks Pear Top Italian Art Glass Candy / Vanity Jar
By Alfredo Barbini, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Blown Pink, Controlled Bubbles and Gold Flecks Art Glass Candy Container or Vanity Jewelry Box, with
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Scandinavian Modern Rectangular Orange Glass Vase in Style of Lindshammar, 1960s
By Lindshammar Glasbruck
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
prominent pontil mark and small controlled air bubble inclusion throughout the glass that emphasize the hand
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Hand Blown 1960 s Smoke Grey Murano Glass Bullicante Bowl / Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
distinguished abode. Nice heavy weight to this piece. Bullicante is a glass blowing technique to control bubble
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass

Unique Pink Sommerso Seguso Bullicante Murano Glass Vase, Italy, 1970s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
the bullicante technique of controlled bubbles within the glass. The main color is pink, what makes
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Unique Bullicante Murano Glass Vase by Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1970s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Archimede Seguso. An elegant pink Murano glass vase utilizing the bullicante technique of controlled bubbles
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Alfredo Barbini Murano Blue Gold Flecks, Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Flecks and Controlled Bubbles Art Glass Ribbed Powder Box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Alfredo Barbini Murano Blue Gold Spike Top Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
, controlled bubbles and gold flecks art glass powder or jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

1960s Murano Red and Gold Bullicante Glass Bowl Attributed to Archimede Seguso
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Glasgow, GB
, during the 1960s. The piece is formed from rich ruby-red glass incorporating controlled bubbles
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Gold

RARE Iittala Alaska Loon Art Glass Bird by Oiva Toikka Finn Fest 2009
By Oiva Toikka, Iittala
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
unique design features bulllicante, or controlled bubbles, within the white glass body and a brown
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Shimmering Murano Mid-Century Aubergine Bullicante Art Glass Lamp with Silver
By Barovier&Toso
Located in San Francisco, CA
Barovier Toso; the thickly modeled ribbed lamp of purple and clear aventurine glass with controlled bubbles
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Kraka Vase by Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors
By Sven Palmquist
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
controlled bubbles cased in clear glass.
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Vases

Materials

Glass

Elaborate Gilt Metal And Crystal Three-Piece Table Top Centerpiece Set
By Pairpoint Silver Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. A hand chased gilt metal candelabra main center piece with three arms, two controlled glass bubble
Category

Vintage 1920s American Candelabras

Materials

Gold, Brass

1950s Pair of Murano Bullicante Table Lamps
Located in London, London
"bullicante" technique that creates a  pattern of controlled air bubbles within the glass. Shaped like
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Arts and Crafts Pomona Green Steuben Bowl Centerpiece
By Frederick Carder Steuben
Located in Litchfield, CT
controlled bubble, Pomona Green glass bowl. The look is American décor glamour at its vintage casual best
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Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Decorative Bowls

Materials

Blown Glass

Large Scale Murano Glass Sputnik Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous and unusual fixture with over 70 Murano glass elements of clear glass with controlled
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Pair of Barovier Gold Controled Bubble Glass lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Barovier gold controled bubble glass lamps with gold particals thoughout glass. Brushed
Category

20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Pair of Barovier Gold Controled Bubble Glass lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Barovier gold controled bubble glass lamp with gold particles throught glass and brush
Category

20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Archimede Seguso Hand Blown Murano Glass Dish
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Miami, FL
Hand blown green with controlled bubble glass dish.
Category

20th Century Italian Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of Barovier Robins Egg Blue Gold Controlled Bubble Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Barovier robins egg blue with gold controlled bubble glass lamps with brass bases and
Category

20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1960 s Italian bubble glass bowl
Located in London, GB
A large heavy controlled bubble glass vide poche or bowl. Clear glass with a slight gold tint. No
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Glass

Ceiling Lamp from Finland
Located in Hudson, NY
Hanging lamp with three red socket covers encased in controlled bubble glass shade. Brass detail
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Lanterns

1970th Large Glass Controlled bubble paperweight
Located in Boca Raton, FL
1970th Large Glass Controlled bubble paperweight
Category

20th Century American Glass

Materials

Glass

Large Italian Glass Shell with Controlled Bubbles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Offering a BIG Italian solid glass shell with controlled bubbles and an amethyst center. This is
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Vintage 1970s Italian Glass

Materials

Glass

Gino Sarfatti / Seguso Bubble Glass Pendant Lamps for Lightolier- 2 Available
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Sarfatti of Italy, utilizing 5" Seguso "controlled" bubble glass balls. The balls thread into painted metal
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Scandinavian Controlled Bubble Bowl
Located in Washington, DC
Scandinavian smoked glass controlled bubble bowl. No markings
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Glass

Large Barovier Opalescent Controlled Bubble Lidded Bowl
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Dallas, TX
spiral twist opalescent glass with controlled bubbles.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Glass

Barbini Controlled Bubble Murano Group with Gold Inclusions
Located in North Miami, FL
controlled bubble technique with shimmering gold leaf inclusions...just a fancy way of saying "Gorgeous"!
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Glass

Set of Eight Swedish Crystal Barware or Wine Glasses
By Erickson Glass Co.
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Elegant Mid-Century crystal glasses with heavy controlled bubble bases. The glasses have multiple
Category

20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Crystal

Set of Six Swedish Crystal Champagne Glasses or Dessert Bowls
By Erickson Glass Co.
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Elegant Mid-Century crystal glasses with heavy controlled bubble bases. The glasses have multiple
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Crystal

LargeItalian Glass Lamp in Lavender with Controlled Bubbles
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Handblown Murano Glass Opaque and Clear Hanging Fixture with Controlled Bubbles
By Vetri
Located in Miami, FL
Gorgeous conical hanging (chandelier) with white opaque top and clear lower section with controlled
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of controlled bubble Barovier cornucopias, c. 1960
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of ivory and gold controlled bubble Barovier Murano glass cornucopias with details
Category

Italian Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Barovier White Lamps with Controlled Gold Bubbles
By Barovier Seguso Ferro
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of white Barovier lamps featuring controlled gold bubbles, original wood base and original
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Controlled Bubble Glass For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of controlled bubble glass on 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, blown glass and art glass, every piece of controlled bubble glass was constructed with great care. There are 125 variations of the antique or vintage item from our selection of controlled bubble glass you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a choice in our collection of controlled bubble glass — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each object in our assortment of controlled bubble glass bearing Mid-Century Modern, Victorian or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Murano, Fratelli Toso and Ercole Barovier each produced at least one beautiful option in this array of controlled bubble glass that is worth considering.

How Much is a Controlled Bubble Glass?

Prices for a piece of controlled bubble glass can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $95 and can go as high as $5,800, while the average can fetch as much as $845.
Questions About Controlled Bubble Glass
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Controlled bubble glass, also known as Bolle or Bullicante, is glass that’s embedded with bubbles. Particularly popular during the 1950s among Murano glass artists, the bubbles are typically created by rolling the molten glass on a metal surface covered in sharp spikes, poking holes that are then covered with another layer of glass, trapping air in the holes. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Controlled bubble glass pieces.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The Italian term "bullicante" refers to glass that has a deliberate and regular pattern of bubbles inside. It's just one of the many techniques associated with fine Italian glassmaking. On 1stDibs, you'll find a collection of antique and contemporary bubble glass or bullicante from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Glass with bubbles in it is called bubble glass or in Italian, the term is pulegoso. Some bubbles appear in glass because the techniques were not good and bubbles remain, but other bubbles were put there by the glass-maker. Adding bubbles to glass can be very intentional and there are many tools designed to help glass-makers create elaborate and symmetrical patterns. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original glass art from top artists.