Vintage Rare Alessandro Mandruzzato Murano Casket Sommerso Glass Jewellery Box

Vintage Rare Alessandro Mandruzzato Murano Multi Sommerso Glass Jewellery Box. Offering an exquisite and RARE Murano glass jewelry box by Alessandro Mandruzzato, circa 1970s.

This particular box is made with a triple sommerso technique utilizing both red and yellow and blue submerged glass on both the top and bottom portions of the box.... The lid of the box is an elegant flat surface versus the more common domed "casket" style box. A perfect item for the antique Murano glass collector, or just an eye captivating accessory for that high end sophisticated and luxurious decor.

Vintage Italian glass-blowing at its best. Sommerso: Sommerso or "submerged" is a glass blowing technique used to obtain several layers of glass in a single object. This thick glass is obtained by superimposing several layers of cristallo (clear) and transparent colored glass, still attached to the blow-pipe, and repeatedly immersing the object during the process in the various pots of molten colored glass. There are many variations on this technique because some layers of transparent glass can be replaced with other types of glass, for instance bubble glass, gold leaf glass etc. The inclusion of which produces fine chromatic effects. Sommerso glass was especially popular during the 1930s. In perfect condition without any chips or cracks only minor wear to the bottom due to age. The item "Vintage Rare Alessandro Mandruzzato Murano Casket Sommerso Glass Jewellery Box" is in sale since Thursday, May 13, 2021. This item is in the category "Pottery, Porcelain & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Italian".

The seller is "artglassuk" and is located in Boston. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Bahamas, Colombia, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Qatar, Uruguay, Philippines.

Brand: Alessandro Mandruzzato
Country/Region of Origin: Italy
Type of Glass: Elegant Glass
Object Type: Bowl
Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Subject/Theme: Flower
Features: Hand Painted
City of Origin: Murano
Glassmaking Technique: Sommerso
Colour: Multi