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Help identify art glass vase

Any thoughts on what type of glass this might be- no marks. I was thinking maybe Murano Sommerso. It is very heavy and absract.DSC00173.JPGDSC00175.JPGDSC00176.JPG

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very nice and beautiful art work i love to have it for casual drinks

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I have only a couple of random thoughts to offer:  What size is it?  It certainly is an odd design for a vase.  It looks more like a candle holder, to my eye.   As it is, it would be a bit tippy, and that base is so constructed, so smoothed, that it looks almost like it was designed to fit into a base.  Not that any of that is really a help, but it's all I have to offer.

 

Otherwise, and forgive me if I'm telling you what you already know, Murano is a place, not a maker.   So unless it is marked Murano, or signed by one of Murano's glassmakers, there's no way to say that it is Murano glass, Sommerso or any other technique.

 

Murano is a little chain of Islands in the Venetian Lagoon, famous for its many and fine glassmakers. Centuries ago, all Venetian glassmakers were forced to move there because of the fire risk their operations posed to the city.

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Help identify art glass vase

It measures 5 1/4" wide and 5 1/4" tall. It does not seem to look like a candle holder but not sure? It is very heavy like Swedish glass.

 

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@laurabeardsley wrote:

It measures 5 1/4" wide and 5 1/4" tall. It does not seem to look like a candle holder but not sure? It is very heavy like Swedish glass.

 


I was thinking along the lines of a tealight or a votive candle but now that I know the size, I think it is too big for that use.  Interesting piece, and I'm sorry I'm of no real help with it.

 

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