Home
Glass Shop
Shop Home
New Items
Featured Items
All Items
CLEARANCE Sale 20% Off
Italian Murano Glass
Italian Empoli Glass
Scandinavian Glass
British Glass
Czech / Bohemian Glass
Maltese Glass
German & Austrian Glass
Japanese Glass
Spanish Glass
Romanian Glass
Chinese Glass
Victorian Glass
Art Nouveau Glass
Art Deco Glass
Glass Animals
Glass Paperweights
Cloud Glass
Depression Glass
Uranium Glass
Opalescent Glass
Neodymium Glass
Other Glass
Ceramics / Pottery
Metalware
Encyclopaedia
Database
Contact
Log In
20th Century Glass
Home
Log In
Search Glass Database
Important Links
Glass Store
eBay Store
Etsy Store
Glass Reference Database
Glass Encyclopaedia
Featured Products
Cristalleria Artistica Toscana / Alrose Empoli Blue & White Glass Bottle
£95.00
SIGNED Nuutajarvi Notsjo Oiva Toikka Red Glass 'Little Tern' Bird
£160.00
Venini Murano Pink & White Glass Zanfirico Bowl by Carlo Scarpa
£395.00
LARGE Barovier & Toso Murano Cordonato d'Oro Gold Leaf Vintage Glass Vase
£495.00
Brockwitz #6925 Art Deco Uranium Green Glass 'Parakeet' Bird Vase
£295.00
Mdina Maltese Blue Glass 'Fish' / 'Axe Head' Vase - Signed 1979
£295.00
Monart MF Pale Blue & Copper Aventurine Vintage Glass Vase
£195.00
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Uranium Glass Bottle Vase by Pinzoni
£495.00
Bagley Art Deco Frosted Pink Glass Owl Bookends / Book Ends
£295.00
Murano Glass Vintage Fish Aquarium Block Paperweight
£195.00
RARE LABELLED Galliano Ferro Murano Lilac Glass Slab Sculpture
£395.00
Holmegaard Kastrup Otto Brauer White Opal Glass 12" Gulvvase Vase
£220.00
Who's Online
There currently are 93 guests online.
Home
|
Glass Reference Database
|
Neodymium Glass
Neodymium Glass
Murano Faceted Neodymium Sommerso Glass Block Vase
click to enlarge, scroll down for more
Product Number: WS08671
Sold / Reference
Description
Here is a wonderful Venetian glass vase, made on the island of
Murano
, near Venice, Italy. Several Murano factories have made sommerso glassware in this faceted style, including
Mandruzzato
,
Bucella Cristalli
,
Campanella
,
Oball
, and
V. Nason
. Like with most sommerso glass, many inexperienced or untrustworthy sellers would attribute this to a
Flavio Poli
design for
Seguso Vetri d'Arte
, but there is no evidence that SVA ever made these (none shown in their factory catalogues, and none found with their labels) and plenty of evidence that other factories did. If other sellers that often make this mistake read this, please, fix your descriptions, and stop misleading your buyers. In a stunning combination of smoky grey glass cased in a band of lilac / blue glass, which is further encased in an angular block of clear glass, using the renowned Venetian
sommerso
technique. The middle layer is made in very unusual
neodymium
glass (also known as
alexandrite
glass), which changes colour according to different lighting conditions. The vase appears lilac in natural sunlight or yellow artificial light, and smoky blue in fluorescent/white light (see pictures). This is due to the presence of neodymium oxide (Nd²O³) in the glass.
Size
Measures approx 6 inches tall by 2 inches in diameter at widest point.
Condition
Excellent condition, no chips or cracks, just a few small surface scratches to one side.
Customers who bought this product also purchased...
Murano/Venetian Faceted Amber Sommerso Glass Vase
Neodymium Glass On Ebay
Neodymium Glass on eBay UK
Neodymium Glass on eBay USA
Home
Terms & Conditions
Privacy Notice
Returns Policy
Payments
Testimonials
Site Map
Links