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Murano Limited Edition Paperweight with Two Blue Butterflies
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Miami, FL
A magnificent limited edition paperweight attributed to Fratelli Toso. Large and showy with great
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
1950s Arte Murano Millefiori Cane Round Globe Clear Paperweight
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in Charleston, SC
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown, clear surface and applied flower murrines Italian art glass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Blue 7" Blown Art Glass Pear Fruit Gold Flecks Leaf Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Italian Murano Blue 7" Blown Art Glass Pear Fruit Gold Flecks Leaf
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Bill Slade Studio Glass Paperweight, Bullet Series, Signed Art Glass Object
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking studio glass paperweight is part of the acclaimed Bullet Series by Bill Slade
Category
2010s American Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Art Glass Paperweight of Clear Glass and a Confetti Concentrated Center
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely hand Blown Art glass or Murano paperweight. The piece is of good size at 3-4" and has a
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Murano Glass Fish Aquarium Sculpture
By Vintage Murano Gallery, Aldo Barberi
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Italian hand blown solid glass aquarium with fish and sea life inclused into a clear blue curved
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Blown Art Glass Paperweight Blue and White Flower
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown blue and white Italian art glass
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Millefiori Set of 2 Owl Paperweights in Style of Fratelli Toso
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
An unusual owl shaped paperweights feature colorful millefiori on dark background and an applied
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
FM Konstglas Swedish Art Glass Crystal Bird Millefiori Paperweight 1970s
By Marcolin Art Crystal
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Konstglas Crystal Bird of Ronneby Sweden circa 1970s.
Vintage glass bird paperweight clear with red and
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Crystal Art Glass Paperweight in Red and White Swirl Hungary 1960s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Crystal Art Glass Paperweight in Red and White Swirl.
Handcrafted in Hungary still retained
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mazzega Glass Objects, Italy, 1970, Set of 18
By Mazzega
Located in Munich, DE
Set of 18 wonderful Murano glass objects by Mazzega, Italy, 1970s.
Measures: One H 14.5 W 28 D 5
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,425 Sale Price
33% Off
Murano Art Glass Paperweight Yellow Modern Desk Accessory
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Miami, FL
A Touch of Venetian Sunshine: Mid-Century Modern Murano Art Glass Paperweight
This captivating
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Handblown Wild Flower Art Glass Paperweight Attributed to Fratelli Toso
By Fratelli Toso
Located in New York, NY
Rare elegant Murano handblown wild flower art glass paperweight. Attributed to the Fratelli Toso
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
KERRY Irish Art Glass Paperweight Hand Blown in a Jade to Emerald Green 1980s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Kerry art glass paperweight hand blown in dark olive green, jade and emerald colors with
Category
Mid-20th Century Irish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian modern round doorstop in multicolor Murano glass, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern round doorstop in multicolor Murano glass, 1980s
Round Murano glass doorstop. The
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Space age Murano orange glass presse-papier, Italy 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Space age Murano blown orange glass presse-papier
Italy 1960s
20 H x 12,5 × 8,5 cm
Conditions
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass, Stained Glass
Vintage Murano Decorative Blown Glass Wrapped Blue Hard Candy Paper
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage large Murano decorative blown glass wrapped blue hard candy paperweight.
Vintage oversized
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Entertaining Masked Ninja Angel Fish, Vintage Hand Blown Murano Fun 1970s
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Hilarious pair of Murano Angel fish with a whiff of Ninja about them
Crafted in hand blown glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Vintage Italian Murano Art Glass Ashtrays Venetian Sculpture of Gondolas
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Murano Blown Glass Gondola Ashtrays.
Gorgeous vintage Murano Venetian hand-blown art glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Puzzle by Barbini
By Barbini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
known for their exquisite Murano glass pieces, which encompass a wide range of decorative items
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Opalescent White Blue Bubbles Italian Art Glass Dove Bird Figurines
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
have original blue and silver "Murano Glass - Made in Italy" labels underneath. They are made in the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
$487 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Small Murano Red and White Heart Shaped Paper Weight, Italy circa 1960
s
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian 1960's Murano Red and White Heart Shaped Paper Weight
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Murano glass aquarium bloc by Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese, 1950s
By Alfredo Barbini, Cenedese
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Splendid Murano glass aquarium by Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese.
Production of the 1950s.
Excellent
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
$872 Sale Price
30% Off
Paperweight Caithness Scotland Signed Collectible " Obsession" with Box 1970
s
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Caithness Collectors club paperwork.
Caithness Scotland- collectible "Obsession" art glass paperweight
Category
Late 20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Hand Blown Murano Art Glass Bird 1960s
By A. Silvestri and Co.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Murano art glass hand blown sculpture bird figurine.
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern hand
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Seguso Murano Sapphire Blue Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Love Birds Figurine
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sapphire blue and gold flecks Italian art glass love birds
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Barbini Murano Pulegoso Black Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Kitty Cat Sculpture
By Salviati, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown frothy bubbles, over black core and gold flecks Italian art
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of ashtrays. Blue glass. Murano, Italy, 20th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of ashtrays. Blue glass. Murano, Italy, 20th century.
Pair of glass ashtrays combining two
Category
20th Century Italian Other Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Millefiori Glass Paperweight – Murano, Attributed To Fratelli Toso – 1950–1970
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Millefiori Glass Paperweight – Murano, Attributed To Fratelli Toso – Circa 1950–1970"
Fratelli
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Pen Holder, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Murano Pen holder is a decorative object realized in the 1970s.
A decorative blue colored Murano
Category
Vintage 1970s European Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Paperweight Murano Glass 1950 Italy
By Seguso Vetri d
Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Seguso paperweight Murano glass 1950 Italy.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Other Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Paperweight Murano Glass 1950 Italy
By Seguso Vetri d
Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Seguso Paperweight Murano Glass 1950 Italy
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Other Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Darling, Multicoloured Hand Blown Glass Duckling Figure Archimede Seguso, Murano
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Absolutely darling little Archimede Seguso duckling figurine
Delightful hand blown glass artistry
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Murano Orange Pear
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Murano glass pear with orange interior. The condition is very good.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Murano Pear
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing Murano large over size pear with burg interior..Amazing shape and size.
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Ocean Green Murano Glass Angel Fish By Archimede Seguso, Italy 1970
s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Superbly crafted hand blown angel fish by Archimede Seguso, Murano, Italy
Circa 1970's
Signed with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Vintage Murano Twisted Spiral Sky Blue and Clear Art Glass with Silver Murine 19
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern vintage Murano sky blue glass vase with bubbles and silver murine
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Detail Murano stained glass paperweight, 1950s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Particolare Fermacarte in vetro colorato di Murano, Made in Italy, Anni '50.
Bellissimo fermacarte
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso
Zanetti Italian Murano Twisted Rope Paper Weight or Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A complex and beautifully made rope class twisted into a 5" round sphere of glass - perfect for a
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Aquarium Paper Weight with Fish and Ocean Plants Bubbles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unique and rare shape Murano Paper Weight depicting a ocean scene or an aquarium - with fish
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Paperweight Murano Glass 1950 Italy
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Milano, IT
Seguso paperweight Murano glass 1950 Italy.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Other Platters and Serveware
Materials
Murano Glass
1950 Paolo Venini Olivetti Murano Glass Blue Paperweight
By Paolo Venini
Located in Brescia, IT
Olivetti Paperweight
Paolo Venini
Murano, 1950
"Inciso" Turquoise Glass Paperweight
"Olivetti
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Decorative Obelisk by Seguso
By Venini
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Beautiful obelisk, handmade in Italy, by Seguso, Murano. Quite tall-16". Unusual color-light purple
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Barovier
Toso Murano Glass "Neolitico Fish" Sculpture/Paperweight
By Barovier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Neolitico, Murano glass sculpture /paperweight in this Fish shape by Barovier & Toso, label.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Sommerso Glass Fig by Hanne Dreutler for Studio Åhus, 1980
By Studio Ahus
Located in Bochum, NRW
glass made in sommerso technique that originated in Murano, Italy. This piece is in excellent vintage
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
$166 Sale Price
20% Off
Mille fleur Murano Paper Weight with Beautiful Flowers
Located in Oirlo, LI
Murano Paper Weight with Beautiful Flowers
Additional information:
Dimensions: 6.5 W x 6.5 D x 4
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
$142 Sale Price
38% Off
Vintage Art Glass Obelisk Attributed to Charles Lyn Tissot for Venini
By Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art glass Obelisk attributed to Charles Lyn Tissot for Venini.
A heavy obelisk made of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Sommerso Glass Apple by Hanne Dreutler and Arthur Zirnsack for Studio Åhus
By Studio Ahus
Located in Bochum, NRW
green and clear glass made in sommerso technique that originated in Murano, Italy. This piece is in
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
$166 Sale Price
20% Off
Salviati, Two Murano / Sculptures / Paperweight Glass, for Luciano Gaspari
By Salviati, Luciano Gaspari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice sculpture rocks (two) sold together, by the well known Murano maker Salviati & Co. Luciano
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Purple Murano Glass Sculpture/Paperweight, Ball with Included Bubbles
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Murano paperweight in the shape of a sphere with a flat bottom to make it stand still. Made
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
Paperweight with Swirl Details in the Style of Murano Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful glass paper weight in the style of Murano. The swirl of white glass details gives the
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s by Renato Toso Murano Glass Pair of Stone Paperweights
By Renato Toso
Located in Brescia, IT
"Sassi" by Renato Toso, 1970
Clear and black Murano glass
Excellent condition, just slight sign
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Sommerso Murano Bowl/Paperweight in Purple and Yellow Glass, Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Universally regarded as one of the most prolific and capable designers of Murano glass vases and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$342 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Vintage Yellow Heart Glass With Bubbles Paperweight Desk Accessory
By Archimede Seguso
Located in North Miami, FL
This gorgeous and happy vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern hand blown glass Murano paperweight and
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair Murano Art Glass Barbini Aquarium Paperweight Sculptures with Fish Seaweed
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
PAIR Murano art glass Barbini Aquarium paperweight sculptures with fish and seaweed encased in the
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Bubbles, Black-amethyst blown glass sculpture-object
By Giorgetti S.p.A.
Located in Lentate Sul Seveso, MB
Handcrafted blown glass sculpture-object with ever-changing irregular shapes. It features a decoration consisting of a transparent mass and a colored mass that blend together.
It is ...
Category
2010s Italian Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,734 / item
Bubbles, Black-blue blown glass sculpture-object
By Giorgetti S.p.A.
Located in Lentate Sul Seveso, MB
Handcrafted blown glass sculpture-object with ever-changing irregular shapes. It features a decoration consisting of a transparent mass and a colored mass that blend together.
It is ...
Category
2010s Italian Paperweights
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,477 / item
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Murano Glass Paperweights For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of murano glass paperweights is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, murano glass and art glass, all murano glass paperweights available were constructed with great care. There are 773 antique and vintage murano glass paperweights for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Murano glass paperweights have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of murano glass paperweights to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, modern and Art Deco murano glass paperweights are of considerable interest. Murano glass paperweights have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Fratelli Toso, Murano and Alfredo Barbini are consistently popular.
How Much are Murano Glass Paperweights?
Murano glass paperweights can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $420, while the lowest priced sells for $30 and the highest can go for as much as $14,500.
Finding the Right Paperweights for You
While any heavy object can be used to hold loose papers, there’s nothing as ornate yet perfectly functional as a paperweight. Antique, new and vintage paperweights can unobtrusively enhance the ambience of a room or act as a colorful conversation starter. On a desk or writing table, it can contribute a subtle sense of style.
Glass paperweights emerged in Europe in the mid-19th century. Early paperweight artisans like Venetian glassmaker Pietro Bigaglia often crafted them with a design on the inside. By the early 1900s, paperweight objects became even more popular through innovative iterations by artists like Louis Comfort Tiffany.
As the paperweight became both a luxury and utilitarian object, creators used a variety of materials to set their wares apart. Today, in addition to the classic glass versions, paperweights are made of metal, wood, ceramic and stone.
A vast selection of paperweights as well as a whole range of other desk accessories can be found on 1stDibs — browse by type, price, period, material or style, from Art Deco and Hollywood Regency to metal and glass. Reflecting their widespread appeal, paperweights are available in a diverse array from across the globe, including Italy, France and North America, as well as examples by leading designers and brands such as Fratelli Toso, William Guillon and René Lalique. Whether an office or a study needs a touch of something vintage or a mid-century modern twist, there are paperweights to suit every taste.
Questions About Murano Glass Paperweights
- Are Murano paperweights signed?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022No, Murano paperweights are not always marked. In some cases, you may find a label on the bottom that tells you the name of the workshop or shows the signature of the master. However, the labels can come off, and some workshops don't use them. On 1stDibs, find a variety of expertly vetted Murano glass paperweights.
- Does Murano make paperweights?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, paperweights are one of the many items that are made in the glass factory on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. Known as the finest producers of art glass in the world, Murano makes a variety of glass items including paperweights. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original Murano art from Italy.
- What is a glass paperweight?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A glass paperweight is a small glass object, containing colorful complex designs depicting florals, animals and more. They are paperweights in name only, and are often displayed as prized art pieces. You’ll find a variety of glass paperweights from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What is Murano glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023Murano glass is colorful art glass primarily produced on Murano, an island in Venice, Italy. Artisans produce a variety of Murano glass decorative objects, including vases, lamps, candle holders, figurines, bowls and wine glasses. Shop a selection of Murano glass pieces on 1stDibs.
- How is Murano glass marked?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024How Murano glass is marked varies. Some pieces feature a label, sticker or other mark that bears the name of the studio that produced them. Others may only have an artist's signature or be unmarked. However, Murano glass artisans rarely put the word "Murano" on their pieces, though you will often see the word on replicas. For assistance determining whether a particular piece is Murano, consult an expert appraiser or antiques dealer. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Murano glass.
- Does Murano glass have markings?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Yes, Murano glass is typically marked. You will usually find the markings on the bases of pieces or in other inconspicuous areas. Generally, Murano glass will display a trademark and a maker's mark, indicating which shop produced it. In most cases, authentic Murano glass will not have the word "Murano" on it. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Murano glass.
- Does Murano glass break?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Murano glass can break. Generally considered very durable, Murano glass is still made of glass and it is susceptible to breaks if it’s improperly handled or dropped. Known as some of the best glass produced in the world, unfortunately it can still break. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic Murano glass pieces from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 15, 2024Murano glass comes from Murano, an island located in the Venetian Lagoon to the north of Venice, Italy. Many people mistake the name Murano for that of a brand or company, but the term actually applies to glassware produced by a variety of makers. Fratelli Toso, Umberto Bellotto, the Salviati family, Ercole Barovier, Carlo Scarpa, Paolo Venini and Alfredo Barbini are just some of the glassblowers known for producing Murano glass. On 1stDibs, explore a wide range of Murano glass.
- Where is Murano glass signed?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Authentic Murano glass often, but not always, includes labels with the name of the workshop, the signature of the glass master and a certificate of authenticity. To best determine if a Murano glass is authentic, look up the location of the factory found on the label. All authentic Murano glass is produced in Venice or Murano. Always purchase Murano glass from a reputable seller to ensure authenticity. Browse a selection of authentic Murano glass pieces on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Murano glass, from the Venetian island of Murano, is world-renowned for excellent craftsmanship and a wide variety of colors and decorations. The glassmakers of Murano use methods honed over centuries to create rich colors and designs by mixing different minerals during the process. Many examples contain gold and silver flecks inside the glass. You’ll find a collection of authentic Murano glass from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What is Murano glass made of?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024Murano glass is made of a combination of materials. In most cases, artisans use a blend of silica, soda, lime and potassium to produce the colorful art glass. The mixture gets heated to a high temperature to melt it, so that glassblowers can form it into various shapes. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Murano glass.
- Can Murano glass be clear?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Although Murano glass is usually brightly colored, there are a few varieties of clear Murano glass. Cristallo glass, which is achieved by a process of bleaching, is a type of clear Murano glass. Shop a range of antique and vintage Murano glass pieces on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Murano Aventurine is glass that has been decorated with a surface effect which resembles shimmering specks found in quartz. This technique was pioneered by Murano in the 17th century. On 1stDibs, find Murano glass products from top sellers around the world.
- Why is it called Murano glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023It is called Murano glass because of its place of origin. During the 13th century, artisans on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy, became famous for producing colorful glassware. Find a range of Murano glass from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Is Murano glass valuable?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023Whether Murano glass is valuable depends on a variety of factors, including the type of piece and its condition. Artisans on Murano, an island in Venice, Italy, produce the colorful glassware through a unique process. Murano glass is identifiable by its richly layered colors and characteristic gold or silver flecks inside the glass. Authentic Murano glass often has small imperfections and an irregular shape due to the freeform creation process. One of the earliest Venetian glass furnaces is believed to have been established as far back as the 8th century (the filigrana technique is as old as the 16th century). A certified appraiser can help you determine the value and authenticity of a particular piece. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Murano glassware.
- Is Murano glass worth it?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024Yes, many glass lovers believe that Murano glass is worth it. Murano glass is named for the Venetian island of Murano, where glassmaking has been practiced for centuries. The glass is made using a variety of artisanal processes and is identifiable by its richly layered colors and characteristic gold or silver flecks inside the glass. Every vintage Murano glass decorative object is unique. Authentic Murano glass often has small imperfections and irregular shapes due to the freeform creation process. However, whether or not it’s worth investing in Murano glass is totally subjective! At 1stDibs, we believe in buying what you love. Our shopping experience enables discovery and learning, whether you are a seasoned connoisseur or just beginning your collection. Find Murano glass and other art glass pieces on 1stDibs.
- Is Murano blown glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Yes, Murano is blown glass. Artisans on Murano, an island in Venice, Italy, produce the colorful glassware through a unique process. Murano glass is identifiable by its richly layered colors and characteristic gold or silver flecks inside the glass. Authentic Murano glass often has small imperfections and an irregular shape due to the freeform creation process. One of the earliest Venetian glass furnaces is believed to have been established as far back as the 8th century (the filigrana technique is as old as the 16th century). On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Murano glassware from some of the world’s top sellers.
- How can I identify Murano glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Murano glass is identifiable by its richly layered colors and characteristic gold or silver flecks inside the glass. Authentic Murano glass often has small imperfections and an irregular shape due to the freeform creation process. Find a collection of authentic Murano glass from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021There is no real difference between Venetian glass and Murano glass. While both Venetian glass and Murano glass come from Murano Island, Venice is a more popular location than Murano, hence it is called widely as Venetian glass. You can use both search terms to find the best piece for you on 1stDibs.
- How much is Murano glass worth?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021How much Murano glass is worth depends on the size as well as on other factors. New Murano glass necklaces may cost up to $35 depending on the number of beads — a vintage Murano glass necklace may garner considerably more money — whereas a vase made of Murano glass can cost a few thousand dollars. Antique Murano art glass can fetch thousands of dollars at auction depending on the brand, the history of the piece, the technique used to design the piece and more. Find a collection of antique and vintage Murano glass jewelry and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Murano glass does indeed have a pontil mark. Murano glass is individually blown in Venice, Italy, and the mark at the bottom is made by the rod used by the artisan when they shape the piece. Shop a collection of Murano glass pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024To tell if Murano glass is vintage, it's usually necessary to conduct some online research using trusted sources. Start by looking for a maker's mark and then cross-referencing it with images published online to determine who made your piece. By learning more about the manufacturer and what they produced over the years by reading histories and exploring product catalogues, you can estimate the rough age of your piece. For Murano glass to be considered vintage, it must be between 20 and 99 years old. Older pieces are classified as antique. If you need assistance with dating your glassware, seek the help of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Explore a range of Murano glass on 1stDibs.
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