MURANO GLASS PINCHED STARFISH BOWL AND BASKET VASE

Stunning Hand Blown Italian Murano Glass Bowls featuring pulled rich flowing blues, greens, a hint of cranberry, some white to clear hand blown Italian Murano glass pinched starfish bowl and basket vase with original factory paper labels, they bother have impressive color and superb lines and great form and would make a fabulous gift or addition to any fine household or collection.

DETAILS:
- SIZE: 6-1/4 In. x 5 In. x 1-1/2 In. Height.
- SIZE: 6 In. x 4 In. x 5-1/4 In. Height.
- CONDITION: Excellent, no chips, breaks, repairs or restorations.

BACKGROUND:
The Murano crystal contains sodium and manganese instead of lead. For this reason, unlike the Bohemian and English crystals that contain - in different doses - lead oxide, the manganese crystal requires a completely different processing in which glass must be kept warm for decoration: the sodium, calcium, and manganese dioxide used make it more suitable for a long and complex manual processing.

The lead crystal has excellent qualities but is hard in hot working and is more easily malleable when cold. On the contrary, Murano crystal is softer when hot and rigid whilst cold: the processing must be carried out when the glass is still hot.

From this peculiarity comes the magic of Murano crystal: processing takes more time, the shape can be changed at will, the possibility to include other elements such as colours, gold leaves, sbruffi (placing a number of coloured glass layers one on top of the other). While English and Bohemian crystals are recognizable by the geometric perfection of forms and the purity of glass, Murano crystal stands out because of the colour, the plasticity, its shapes: the artist's soul enters in the product.

Excellent, no chips, breaks, repairs or restorations, retains original paper label.