Late 20th Century Flavio Poli Style Italian Murano Sommerso Perfume Bottle

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A Murano sommerso glass perfume bottle in the style of Italian glassmaker Flavio Poli. Made in Italy. Layers of purple, … more A Murano sommerso glass perfume bottle in the style of Italian glassmaker Flavio Poli. Made in Italy. Layers of purple, pink, violet and blue glass held within crystal clear glass. The stopper with dauber has a top with concentric circles accenting its center. Substantial weight at 2 lbs 6.8 oz. Unsigned.

Flavio Poli was born in 1900 in Chioggia and is known for being a great ceramist, designer and Italian painter. Poli is known as the “glass artist” for his contribution to the development of Murano glass, promoting a new style during the 1950s that came to be known as the “sommerso style”. In 1934 he began working as a glassmaker for the the Barovier, Seguso, & Ferro company in Murano (which later became Seguso Vetri d'Arte), of which he became a partner and artistic director. During these years of his career he designed together with Archimede Seguso, creating complex lighting installations in Murano glass. . In the post-war years he conceived the style of submerged glass, a technique created by superimposing several layers of glass with different consistencies of colors, thus introducing into the world of Murano glass with a strong thickness which is in stark contrast with the processes in vogue at the time, he thus accomplished a very important innovation for the time which allowed him to win the Compasso d'Oro award. less