Vintage Studio Art Glass Murano Style Pear Sculpture Paperweight

Description

A studio art glass pear paperweight in the style of Murano Sommerso. Sommerso is a form of artistic Murano glass … more A studio art glass pear paperweight in the style of Murano Sommerso. Sommerso is a form of artistic Murano glass that has layers of contrasting colors which are formed by dipping a gather of colored glass into another molten glass and then blowing the gather into the desired shape; the outermost layer, or casing, is often clear. Sommerso was developed in Murano during the late thirties and was made popular by Seguso d'Arte in the fifties.

It measures 4.5" wide, 4.5" deep, 7" high less