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Pair of Robert Eickholt Controlled Bubble Perfume Bottle
Located in Soquel, CA
A stunning pair of handblown controlled bubble perfume bottles by Robert Eickholt. The pictures do
Category
Vintage 1980s American Organic Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Archimede Seguso Occhi Purple
Blue Controlled Bubbles Art Glass Bottle Vase
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
large murrines and controlled bubbles attributed to Archimede Seguso. This piece is very heavy due to
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass
Barovier Toso Controlled Bubbles and Gold Flecks Scalloped Glass Bowl or Ashtray
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amazing Murano glass bowl or ashtray with aventurine gold flecks, controlled bubbles and a
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Pink Copper Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Murano hand blown aqua blue, pink, controlled bubbles and aventurine flecks Italian art glass bowl
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Smoked Glass Controlled Bubble Decanter
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant smoked blown glass decanter with subtle bubble pattern at the lower quarter. Comes with
Category
Vintage 1960s Glass
Blue Sommerso Millefiori, Murine, and Controlled Bubbles Vase, Murano Glass
By Dino Martens
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
bottom part of it accentuated by controlled bubbles, and the lighter top part - by gold yellow enamel
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Murrine, Sommerso
Blue Green Murano Ashtray with Controlled Bubble Design by Seguso, circa 1950s
By Seguso
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
with a beautiful rounded form featuring controlled bubble accents and curved notches along the rim. It
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Controlled Bubble and White Spiral Murano Glass Table Lamp, Style of Seguso
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Chicago, IL
base with tapered glass body. Controlled bubble and white spiral sommerso glass detail. Broken glass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Barbini Murano Pink Gold Flecks Control Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Peach Gold Leaf Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Antique Compote Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d
Arte, Barovier Seguso
Ferro
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown peach color, controlled bubble and applied gold leafs Italian
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
Dark Green Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Vintage Bunny Rabbit Figurine
By Toscany
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Cute vintage hand blown dark green with controlled bubbles, Italian art glass bunny rabbit
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Whitefriars Geoffrey Baxter Large Blue Glass Dish, Controlled Bubbles, 1960s
By Whitefriars, Geoffrey Baxter
Located in Glasgow, GB
an array of bubbles arranged in concentric circles—a skilled technique known as controlled bubbles
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...
Materials
Art Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano Blue Pink Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bowls
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Large Murano Hand Blown Cobalt and Aqua Blue, Pink, and Controlled Bubbles Art Glass Bowls
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Murano Thick Glass Vide-Poche with Controlled Bubbles Catchall
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Toronto, CA
highlighted by a warm amber core. Throughout the body, delicate controlled bubbles (bullicante) are expertly
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...
Materials
Murano Glass
Black Art Glass Sculpture with Controlled Bubbles
By Murano 5
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lovely and heavy this exquisite piece exhibits a high level of skill from its maker. Signed, but illegible.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass Controlled Bubble Gold Inclusion Flower Vase
By Artisti Barovier
Located in New York, NY
Murano vase attributed to Barovier, fan shaped top, tapering body, bulbous base. Correct polished pontil base, perfect condition. Great for flowers, or can stand alone as a Art Glass...
Category
20th Century Italian Vases
Galliano Ferro Red and Blue Controlled Bubbles Murano Glass Bowl
By Galliano Ferro
Located in Verviers, BE
decorative design with hundreds of controlled blown bubbles in a bowl
Useful as candy bowl, jewelry bowl
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Cranberry Pink Sommerso Controlled Bubble Art Glass Cigar Ashtray Bowl Dish
By Seguso Vetri d
Arte, Sven Palmquist, Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Stunning bubble ashtray attributed/and in the manner of Murano of Italy, no makers marks retained
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Joe St. Clair Teapot Shape Paperweight with Controlled Bubbles, 1960s-1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
encased inside clear glass; there is a carefully placed bubble in the center of each flower and also a
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Murano
Kiss
or
Red Lips
Glass Ashtray with Controlled Bubbles, 1970s, Italy
By Murano 5
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative ashtray that resembles 'Red Lips' by Toso Murano, circa 1970.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Art Glass
Glass Bowl or Ashtray, Glass Sommerso Bullicante, Air Bubbles Murano Italy, 1960
By Galliano Ferro
Located in Roma, IT
Attributed to Galliano Ferro, ashtray or glass bowl, green, controlled bubbles Murano.
Air bubbles
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Barovier and Toso Attributed Large Murano Glass Vase Clear Handled Bubbles
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Barovier and Toso attributed large Murano glass vase clear handled with controlled bubbles. Handles
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Midcentury Murano Glass Bubble Peach Crystal Gold Sculpture Barbini Art Glass
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
leaded glass. Gorgeous gold layer inside. Controlled bubble glass gives gorgeous effect with light.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Sommerso Cobalt Blue Bubbles Italian Art Glass Ball Bookend Sculptures
By Alfredo Barbini, Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano handblown Sommerso, controlled bubbles and cobalt blue core Italian art glass ball
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl Bubble Design
By Toso Vetri D
arte
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Italian Murano controlled bubble clear-transparent art glass bowl
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Ernest Gordon Crystal Bubble Glass Candle Holders Afors, Sweden, 1960s
By Kosta Boda, Venini, Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Basel, BS
-formed with a controlled bubble pattern, signed on bottom.
Diameter: 7 cm
Height: 7 cm
For candles
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Crystal
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flowers Bubbles Italian Art Glass Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown controlled bubbles and millefiori flowers Italian art glass paperweight
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Glass
Large 1950s Mid-Century Pink Bubble Glass Bowl Carlo Scarpa for Venini Style
By Carlo Scarpa, Cenedese, Venini
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
' (controlled bubble) bowl, snack dish, vide poche or ashtray with folded rims. In the style of Murano glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...
Materials
Blown Glass
Alfredo Barbini Murano White Bubbles Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Cookie Jar
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown white, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass cookie jar
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Midcentury Red Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass Ribbed Flower Vase
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano handblown rich red, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Golden Amber and Cobalt Blue Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bunny Rabbit Figurines
By Toscany
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Cute set of two handblown golden amber and cobalt blue, with controlled bubbles, Italian art glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Toso Murano Opalescent Blue Bubbles Italian Art Glass Inverted Ribbed Bowl
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous Murano handblown opalescent light blue, with controlled bubbles Italian art glass inverted
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Glass
Murano Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass Decorative Round Desk Clock
By Archimede Seguso, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass desk clock. It has
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Crystal Sphere on Brass Dolphin Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Crystal sphere with controlled bubbles supported by three brass dolphins.
Category
20th Century Globes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Large Pair of Alfredo Barbini Murano Glass Ducks
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Danville, CA
Pair of large Clear Murano Glass Ducks with controlled bubbles
Category
20th Century Italian Glass
Materials
Glass
Cenedese Murano Sommerso Blue Cobalt Bubbles Art Glass Mushroom Paperweight
By Cenedese
Located in Kissimmee, FL
/ toadstool paperweight. Documented to the Cenedese company. The top has floating controlled bubbles, that
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Murano Orange Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bubble Centerpiece Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano handblown controlled bubbles, bright orange with green rim and gold flecks Italian
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Pair of Hand Blown Barovier
Toso Lamps with Silver Flecks
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Hamburg, PA
Venetian red, controlled bubble and silver flecked lamps with new Lucite finials and bases.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Lucite
Barbini Murano Pink Bubbles Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Double Bird Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large Murano handblown pink, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Barovier
Toso Midcentury Murano Glass Lamps with Infused Gold Bubbles
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Astoria, NY
over ribbed baluster formed bodies, in ombre tones of white and light aqua, detailed with controlled
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Barbini Murano Blue Glass Bubbles and Ribbed Table Lamp
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
has expertly executed vertical ribs with controlled bubbles throughout, resting on an it's original
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Unusual Resin Lamp
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual resin lamp. When lit looks lime amber with controlled bubbles and fractures inside.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
$1,250
Large Murano Glass Bowl
Located in Toronto, ON
An important clear glass Murano bowl with controlled bubbles and a tasty "pie crust" edge.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Poli Seguso Vetri d
Arte Murano Orange Sommerso Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bowl
By Archimede Seguso, Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d
Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Early Murano handblown Sommerso orange amber and controlled bubbles Italian art glass bowl
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Murano Reddish Pink Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
By Barovier&Toso, Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown transparent reddish pink and controlled bubbles Italian art
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of 1940s Italian Murano Bubble Glass and Brass Candlestick Table Lamps
By Murano 5
Located in Bainbridge, NY
slender cylindrical Brass center column, round 4D clear controlled bubble Glass spheres, six smaller
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Seguso Bullicante Murano Glass Vase
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An elegant pale amber Murano glass vase utilizing the bullicante technique of controlled bubbles
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Hollywood Regency Brass/Glass Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Stylish pair of heavy brass and glass andirons with blown controlled bubble technique which depicts
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Andirons
Materials
Brass
Bullecante Italian Murano Glass Bowl/Ashtray /SATURDAYSALE
By Aureliano Toso
Located in North Miami, FL
The hundreds of bullecante controlled bubbles are juxtaposed with 3 vivid colors of quadrants of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Collection of Early 20th Century Pairpoint Red Glass Vase Compotes Candle Holder
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Pairpoint model VS-2224(B) red cornucopia vase with an applied controlled bubble base. Bubble base
Category
Early 20th Century Glass
Materials
Glass
Matching Bubble Glass Set by Gunnel Nyman ‘Nuutajarvi’, circa 1950
By Nuutajärvi Notsjõ, Gunnel Nyman
Located in Verviers, BE
Beautiful glass vase and bowl by Gunnel Nyman with controlled bubble technique, with tiny bubbles
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
BAROVIER
TOSO - Murano Silver Aventurine Bubble Glass Bowl - Italy - C. 1950
s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Chatham, ON
BAROVIER & TOSO - Mid Century studio glass bowl or ashtray - featuring controlled bubble decoration
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Archimede Seguso Pink Murano Glass Kidney Bowl with Air Bubbles, 1960s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching hand blown Pink Sommerso Murano glass bowl with inner controlled bubbles. Attributed
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Large Blue Murano Glass Ashtray by Barbini
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Stamford, CT
(controlled bubbles) and gold flecks.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Trinket Bowl Murano De Barovier
Toso Glass, 1960s
Located in PARIS, FR
Vacuum pocket or ashtray in Murano Glass by Barovier & Toso, 1960s. Controlled bubble effect
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass
Seguso Murano Sommerso Petrol Blue Bubble Art Glass Bowl /Ashtray, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
blue glass cased into clear glass and full of blown controlled bubbles.
Use it as vide-poche, rings
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Signed Luigi Mellara Large Murano Art Glass Double Fish Sculpture Vibrant Color
By Luigi Mellara
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Signed Luigi Mellara Large Murano Art Glass Double Fish sculpture in vibrant colors and controlled
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
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Controlled Bubble For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic controlled bubble available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, blown glass and metal, every controlled bubble was constructed with great care. Find 134 options for an antique or vintage controlled bubble now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the controlled bubble you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each controlled bubble bearing Mid-Century Modern, Victorian or Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one controlled bubble that is appealing in its simplicity, but Murano, Fratelli Toso and Ercole Barovier produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Controlled Bubble?
Prices for a controlled bubble start at $95 and top out at $6,400 with the average selling for $875.
Questions About Controlled Bubble
- What is controlled bubble glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Controlled 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.
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