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Galliano Ferro 'Tutti Frutti' Style Blue Glass Bowl - Labelled

Product Number: WS05196

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Description

Here is an exquisite 1950/60's Venetian freeform glass bowl/dish, made on the island of Murano, near Venice, Italy. Decorated with silver leaf, patches of copper aventurine, white lattice zanfirico strands, and multicoloured twisted ribbon canes. All of this is surrounded with an outer casing of blue glass.

This piece is attributed to Galliano Ferro, and is VERY similar to the "tutti frutti" style Bizantino range made by AVEM (Arte Vetraria Muranese). Galliano Ferro was one of the founding members of AVEM, and when he left with his son Giorgio in 1955 to form his own company "Galliano Ferro", they clearly continued to make similar pieces for some time. Other Bizantino style bowls have been found with their black and gold factory label. This bowl bears a red label which reads "G. F. Made in Italy, Murano".

The style of the label is identical to a label used by AVEM, but with "G. F." in place of "AVEM". This label was thought to have been used by the Galliano Ferro factory, but recently the furnace has claimed that this is not true. If so, then another as yet unknown factory, with the initials GF, and a label identical in style to AVEM, also made Bizantino style bowls. It could also be a retailer label, or, more likely in my opinion, the information recently provided by the furnace is incorrect, and it could be a Galliano Ferro factory label, probably used just for a short time when the factory was founded.

Size

Measures approx 2.25 inches tall by 5.5 inches in diameter at widest point.

Condition

Excellent condition, no chips or cracks.

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