A striking vintage Murano-style art glass handbag vase, featuring vibrant aqua-blue colouring, bold dark stripe decoration and elaborate sculpted glass details.
Weighing approximately 1.81kg, this is an exceptionally substantial decorative glass piece, formed in the shape of a handbag with twin raised handles and a highly detailed faux fastening to the front.
The body contains a beautiful speckled and mottled aqua-blue glass, crossed by sweeping dark navy-black vertical bands which create a dramatic striped effect.
At the front is a large applied glass flap-style decoration, edged in dark glass and finished with a rounded black glass button detail, giving the piece the appearance of a stylised handbag closure.
The twin handles are formed from twisted pale aqua and clear glass, with open ribbon-like sections running through them. Large sculpted clear glass fittings secure the handles at either side and add further texture and sparkle.
The thick glass base and irregular hand-worked details emphasise the sculptural nature of the piece, with the colouring and pattern changing noticeably as it is viewed from different angles.
The piece was catalogued at auction as a vintage Italian Murano-style studio glass handbag. It is unmarked, so no specific Murano glasshouse or maker is attributed.
Details:
- Vintage studio art glass
- Murano-style handbag vase
- Auction-catalogued as Italian Murano-style glass
- Approx. weight: 1.81kg
- Aqua / light blue speckled glass
- Dark navy-black striped decoration
- Twin twisted glass handles
- Clear and aqua handle detail
- Applied faux flap and button decoration
- Thick substantial glass construction
- High-gloss finish
- Unmarked
- Pre-owned
- One available
- You will receive the exact item pictured
As a handmade or hand-finished glass piece, bubbles, irregularities, variations in the glass and uneven applied decoration may be present as part of the manufacturing process.
Please study all photographs carefully as they form part of the condition description.