DESCRIPTION: A Murano Ghiacciato art glass ashtray by Renato Anatra (Italian, 20th Cent.). Features an amethyst colored body with Ghiacciato technique, depicting the surface having a kind of "craquelure". Signed: "R. Anatra" on the bottom. Ghiacciato (frozen) or ghiaccio (ice), is a glass with a surface having a kind of "craquelure". The effect is obtained by plunging the semi-finished article into water for just a few seconds when it is still hot (about 800° Celsius) and then exposing it to the heat of the furnace again. This technique has been known since antiquity and was much in use in the 16th Century in the production of glasses and bowls.

CIRCA: 20th Century.
ORIGIN: Italy
DIMENSIONS: H: 3 1/2" W: 8 1/8".

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