1960s Italian Mandruzzato Murano Glass Bowl

1960s Italian Murano glass bowl, dish or ashtray.  Made by the Mandruzzato factory.  The bowl is made of a combination of dark brown chocolate coloured glass in the centre surrounded by a lighter brown and blue encased in an angular five-sided pentagon faceted block of clear polished glass on the top with a textured surface below and on the base.  The submerged technique of different coloured glass is known as the sommerso technique.  The bowl is in very good vintage condition.  I can feel one fleabite sized ship on one side of the polished glass and one or two white air bubbles which are all barely noticeable.

Sommerso is a technique which involves layering different colours of glass on top of each other and then fusing them together. This creates a depth of color and a swirling effect that is often seen in Murano glass.

Dimensions: Width: 13cm Depth: 13cm Height: 6cm