Vintage Murano Italian Hand Blown Venetian Glass Clown 11 Inches

This is a RARE vintage genuine Venetian glass. The clown is bright gold, yellow, red with a blue hat.

At least from the 50's or 60's, not sure of manufactured date. Murano glass is exquisitely beautiful. This handmade treasure is created one at a time. Patterns and colors may vary, and some may or may not contain millefiori accents. The surfaces may appear uneven and they're also in various shapes.

This is what makes glassmaking such a special craft. With hundreds of years of history behind it, explore the history of Murano glass and how it is made.

Murano glass products are brightly colored and often infused with metals such as gold and silver leaf or copper crystals. When creating millefiori designs, they layer and slice colorful glass rods which stretch into unique designs. For other creations, glassmakers use a blowpipe with which they masterfully shape layers of color to achieve a richly-colored decorative piece.

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