Vintage Italian Murano art glass Hand Blown bowl - Vintage Art Glass, Table

...Centrepiece, Vintage, mouth Blown, MCM note There is a small crack at the bottom shown in the pictures. Vintage Italian Murano art glass Hand Blown bowl In Good Vintage Condition There are some superficial scratches on the bottom from use and age. MCM emerald cased glass leaf dish made by Aseda Glasbruk, circa the 1950s Murano glass is created only on the island of Murano, located within the borders of the city of Venice in Northern Italy. Murano’s special glassblowing process is over a thousand years old, having been re-discovered by the local artisans from the ancient Roman glassware at the end of the first millennium and continuously developed and enhanced upon ever since. This glass is made from silica, soda, lime and potassium melted together in a special furnace at a temperature of 1500°C to reach a liquid state. Very thin layers of real gold or sterling silver are often added to the glass mixture (also known as gold or silver leaf), along with various minerals to give glass its vibrant colors and designs. For example, copper is used for Avventurina mineral-like sparkles, zinc is added for white color, cobalt for blue, manganese for violet, gold for red. The resulting liquid glass mixture is then mouth-blown and/or hand-crafted by master glassmakers in a series of elaborate steps using special techniques such as Millefiori, Sommerso, Reticello, Filligrana, Bullicante, and many others. Heavy Murano Glass "CENTERPIECE" Bowl Shell Element Murano, Italy, 1970 midcentury