Perfectly Unmatched 1930s Duchessa Murano Wine Glasses (Set of 8)A set of Eight Perfectly Unmatched 1930s Duchessa Murano Wine Glasses. The stems are like high jewellery, twisted and beaded, knotted and ribbed; the bowls impossibly light, in washed tones of rose, lilac, lagoon blue, amber and celadon. Glass after glass, each more intricate, more beautiful, and more improbable than the last. Provenance. Somewhere on Murano, behind an unmarked door, an old furnace keeps a warehouse of unopened boxes. A dear friend

To be used on a kitchen table for serving fruit and salads or as decorative items

Both frames are signed Venini and Seguso

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The table height is 90cm so this piece is designed to stand in front of rather than to sit at

Dimensions: H39cm x W110cm x D110cm

each with a hand-blown murano glass ball light at the end

From the 1960s onwards

modern look

It still has its original issue number

The work is signed on the lower right and inscribed on the reverse “Campagna Toscana Montepulciano” 1978 with a dedication to the original owners”

The hotel’s Murano glass fittings remained in situ until its closure in 2022 for a major renovation

This 1980s machine made ridged Italian bowl has both a wonderful shape and a delicious colour